Kinkaid School Summer Magazine 2021 by The Kinkaid School

SUMMER 2021

2021

A Message from Our Head of School

his has certainly been a year of growth and learning across Kinkaid for our students, but also for our faculty and staff, our families, and our community at large. I know I certainly have grown personally and professionally this year. I am so thankful for the partnerships and friendships developed here at Kinkaid.

One such friendship I am grateful for is that of Ken Cowan. Ken was the first person with whom I spoke about the special leadership opportunity of Head of School of Kinkaid, and his excitement and enthusiasm for Kinkaid were contagious. Serving as the Chair of Kinkaid’s Board of Trustees since 2018, Ken’s thoughtful guidance and integrity helped me navigate the early days of this most extraordinary year. Stepping into Kinkaid just about a year ago, I have to admit, was a little daunting with masked faces, tentative fist bumps, and trying to make personal connections from six feet apart or through a computer screen. What I quickly felt was the authentic warmth and welcome of our community and what I quickly learned was the value and respect that is shared by all who cross Kinkaid’s threshold. In these pages, you will read about life-changing experiences our students have been provided while at Kinkaid. Yes, this year looked very different in many ways, but I am pleased we were able to celebrate many of the traditions rooted here at Kinkaid and expand into exciting new opportunities for our students and our community. I hope when we reflect on this past year, we will see not the challenges we faced, but our individual and collective successes. We will remember the faculty and staff who inspired us, the students who through their actions and resolve informed profound lessons, and the laughter and true joy that resonated across our fields, on our stages, and in our hallways. There is no doubt we have persevered, indeed thrived, through adversity at every level. I have witnessed throughout our community contributions of lasting importance and great benefit for our School. Across campus, Kinkaid students and faculty and staff are opening doors for one another, both literally and figuratively. As a community, we have worked intentionally this year to maintain our focus to deliver on Kinkaid’s mission to prepare our students to lead, serve, and become contributing citizens to Kinkaid, our country, and the global community. And this year, like every year, we have watched as our students have grown in their educational pursuits, their athletic and artistic abilities, and most importantly in their character development. Our students embraced change, took responsibility for their futures, and were respectful, caring members of our community with our faculty and staff supporting them every step of the way. I could not be more proud of our graduating class of 2021 and all of the classes here at Kinkaid who follow them. I am optimistic not just for their future and for Kinkaid’s future but the future of our nation and our world as these young leaders leave their mark. Thank you for the privilege of being part of this Kinkaid community. Together we grow stronger at Our Kinkaid.

Go Falcons!

Jonathan Eades Head H d off School S h l

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Contents Features 2

Reimagining the Three Rs

Why Not!

Celebrating our Seniors

Kinkaid’s Olympian

Departments

Around Campus 3

A Running Start to the School Year!

Kinkaid Keeps on Cooking

Celebrating Black Excellence

Two Traditions, One Amazing Day!

Visual and Performing Arts 26

Kinkaid Raises the Curtain on Visual and Performing erforming Arts

Artistic Inspirations Deepened through the Decades

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 40

United in Our Mission

Athletics 44

Way To Go Kinkaid Falcons

20202021 Season Recap

Alumni 50

Alumni News & Class Notes

46 THE KINKAID MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION:

Peggy England

Vinnie Vrotny

Director of Strategic Communication Director of Technology Jonathan Eades MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL THE KINKAID Head of School David Holm OFFICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION: Director of Athletics and Physical Education Matt Rush Rochelle Barnes

Assistant Head of School and Interim Head of Middle School

Ed Jordan

Goldie Arriola

Scott Lambert

Director of Human Resources

Director of Visual and Performing Arts

Krista Babine

Joanne Margraves

Head of Lower School

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Behr

Tom Moore

Head of Upper School

Director of Advancement

Iris Bonet

Mujidat Shotonwa

Director of Admission

Carly Gray Lukefahr ’12

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Alumni Activities Manager, Office of Advancement

Director of Facilities

Communication Specialist Keith Guehring

Website Administrator Photography contributed by: David Shutts ’74

Design contributed by: Michael Clarke Design

Alumni News & Class Notes contributed by:

THE KINKAID SCHOOL

Reimagining the Three Rs

ecades ago, people used a term to describe the focus of school for children, known as the Three R’s: Reading, ’Riting, and ’Rithmatic. Thankfully, Kinkaid is far more robust than just those subjects, and as I look back on this year in particular, three R’s stand out that are far more important.

Reflection As humans, we tend to get on the treadmill of life that seems to continually speed up – always on the go. It’s in our nature to do that, especially in a time of amazing technology, instant access, and in our case, living in the nation’s fourth-largest city. What’s harder to do is to stop – take a breath – and look back. Look back on the things we’ve accomplished. Look back on the things we’ve learned, about ourselves, about the world. It’s right to consider the things we’ve said, things we’ve done – or the things we chose not to do, or that we should’ve done.

At Kinkaid, it’s also important to reflect that across the nation and the world–at–large: •

Some schools and universities didn’t open their doors at all this year.

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Some schools and colleges didn’t hold a single athletic event.

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Some schools and organizations didn’t host a solitary arts showcase of any kind.

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Other schools were forced into a hollow shell of their former selves.

While admittedly frustrating at times and unable to be our fullest version, Kinkaid was truly a leader amid a global pandemic. With thoughtful and strategic decision-making that placed greatest care on safety for our community members, we were able to learn, play, compete, showcase, and celebrate. Moreover, we considered how we can be even better amid an educational landscape that was largely paralyzed or crippled by COVID–19: reimagined pedagogical approaches, the School’s first outdoor musical, and techniques to capitalize on technology so that we could learn, engage, and connect in ways we didn’t before. Thanks to curious, compassionate, and creative students, teachers who endlessly supported, challenged, and inspired our students each day, and a community filled with support giving of time, talent, and resources – Kinkaid led. Our facility, dining, custodial, and security crews ensured our physical, nutritional, and mental health, and overall safety. Thanks to awesome leadership from our Head of School, our Board of Trustees, and our Parents' Association – we felt seen, supported, and loved.

Resilience Which brings us to commend our community on incredible resilience. We have so much to learn from our students. Think about the things they’ve endured in a short time on this planet, and while never easy, how navigating those will benefit them moving forward. From welcoming new leadership to managing and choreographing three types of learning environments, all among a hurricane threat in August, a squirrel who successfully cut off power to our school, a contentious presidential election in November, and a polar vortex in February – we were steadfast in our commitment to learning, growing, and thriving amid unpredictability. We asked our students to adjust, pivot, and make numerous sacrifices. They did. And while the world promises to be increasingly unpredictable and interconnected, my hope is that all of us continue to show, exercise, and flex that resilience muscle we’ve been strengthening for over a year now.

Rest The last 450-plus days have been a marathon, the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and hope not to repeat in our lifetimes. Still, we made it – and now comes a much deserved and long overdue break. There’s a quote that reads, “Rest is not idle, is not wasteful. Sometimes rest is the most productive thing you can do for your body and soul.” Please be mindful to rest and replenish. Rest your minds, rest your bodies, and just be. On behalf of the School – Thank You. We asked for your compliance – a lot. We asked you to sacrifice – a lot. We asked for your patience – a lot. And for our students, we continued to demand their best – in the classroom, on the stage, and on the fields and courts. Throughout it all – they did it. This says so much about our student body, be they 4, 19, or some years old in between. The summer of 2021 needs to be one to celebrate the academic, athletic, and artistic accomplishments of our more than 1,400 students and the excellence of our nearly 500 amazing faculty and staff. We learned a tremendous amount about ourselves this year both individually and collectively. This only serves to make us even better for the future that awaits.

With gratitude, Matt Dr. Matt Rush Assistant Head of School and Interim Head of Middle School

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A Running Start to the School Year!

xcited to connect as a community and introduce our new Head of School, Kinkaid held this school year “Run with Jonathan.” This virtual event encouraged the Kinkaid community to participate in a physical activity. Whether wakeboarding overseas, clocking a mile around the track, or strolling the Houston streets, we exercised together as Our Kinkaid!

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Homecoming and Prom

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Andy Beaupre, Reed Barrett, Matt Born, and Diego Onuchic

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Tim Wagstaff, Rebecca Wagstaff, Barbara Retzloff, and Steve Retzloff

An Un-fore-gettable Event

he Kinkaid Open, in memory of Zack Semander, was held on November 16, 2020 at the Westwood Golf Club. Golfers enjoyed a fun day on the links with fellow Kinkaid alumni, parents, faculty, and friends. Committee chair, Matt Gordon ’99, and the tournament steering committee helped raise over $64,000 for a financial aid scholarship in honor of retired legendary Upper School History teacher John Germann.

Michael Bartz, Jean Marc Monrad, and Jeff Wise

Please mark your calendar for the 2021 tournament to be held on Monday, October 4, 2021.

Becca Carey, April Woods, Jill Case, and Committee Chair Matt Gordon

Lex Hochner, Andy Hull, Bret Zorich, and Billy McCartney

Brad Morgan

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Kinkaid Keeps on Cooking Book Fair Reimagined

n true 2020 fashion, the annual Book Fair was a virtual event! The star of this year’s fair was the Kinkaid Family Cookbook. With 1,050 copies printed and sold, the cookbook made $12,400 in its debut. Thanks to the contributions from our community members, students, parents, faculty, and staff this beloved tradition had a new spark! Book Fair 2020 would not have been possible without our phenomenal chair, Kim Hankamer and her amazing co-chairs Jodi Altsuler and Allison Wise who made this first-time virtual event a huge success.

Fifth Grade Students "virtually enjoying" the Book Fair

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The Spirit of Giving!

very year in honor of our Forever Falcon, Faris D. Virani, the community brings gifts to give to those in need during the holiday season. Despite the challenges of the past year, the spirit of giving continues. Our Lower School students especially love this tradition, and what a beautiful opportunity this gives our students to learn that we have a responsibility to care for the community around us and that helping one another is the greatest gift we can give or receive!

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Celebrating Black Excellence

he 7th Annual Celebration of African American Heritage and Culture was unlike anything the School has ever seen! Traditionally, the program is held in person, but COVID-19 restrictions this year proved to be a challenge. Nevertheless, co-chairs Anthony Suber, Upper School Visual Arts Teacher, and Christina Zeigler, Upper School Science Teacher, were determined to see this tradition continue for the students and our community. Thankfully, the annual event was reimagined as a virtual program. Students safely recorded their performances, and the program was streamed online for the entire Kinkaid community. Our audiences were able to hear deeply moving poems, songs, and original pieces from our Lower, Middle, and Upper School students. We are tremendously grateful for all who dedicated their time to lift the voices of our students and share in this excellence that unites us.

SUMMER 2021

Let it Snow!

nF February ebru eb ruar a y 2021, 2021, several media outlets reported that Houston would b facing be fac acin i g an unusual winter storm. Although amplyy prepared, no one could have foreseen the outcome. Temporarilyy displaced from homes, widespread power outages, broken pipes, and off course, e, frigid experienced. temperatures were but a glimpse off what manyy experienced d. The cold three-dayy weekend was soon eclipsed byy the brutal winter weather, haltingg all Kinkaid activities for a week. wee e k. Faced with yet another eat, our com o munityy banded together, challenge, without missingg a b beat, community offeringg aid to those in need. Wh hat initiallyy appeared appeared as a setbackk proved to be an opportunity, What an opportu opportunity t nityy for our communityy to exercise resilience and show kind dness to one another as we all weathered the storm. kindness

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Jimmy Frankel

Will Richardson, Geer Blalock, and Reid Springmeyer

A Record Year!

arents, alumni, and supporters of Kinkaid enjoyed a beautiful spring day at the Greater Houston Sports Club in support of the 18th Annual Sporting Clays Benefit. The event was co-chaired by alumni Brad Dinerstein ’03 and Chris Kayem ’97, honoring long-time Kinkaid parent and grandparent Jack Dinerstein. This event raised over $250,000 for the Barbara Cooney Teaching Fellowship Endowment. A record year! Please save the date for next year’s benefit on Friday, March 25, 2022. Julie Sanchez, Melanie Rothwell, Jennifer Hart, and Brittany Cassin

Jonathan Gonzalez, Chair Brad Dinerstein, Honoree Jack Dinerstein, and Rod Canion 10

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The Eades Family

Two Traditions, One Amazing Day!

n April 22, two timeless Kinkaid traditions were celebrated together in what was becoming the fashion at Kinkaid this year - the reimagined event! The entire community gathered together virtually and in-person to celebrate the Installation Ceremony of our new Head of School Jonathan Eades and to officially welcome the Eades family to Kinkaid. Following the ceremony, Field Day festivities commenced! Students from all divisions had an opportunity to come together to spend time with one another, compete in sports, and participate in games. Thanks to the hard work and creative vision of Field Day Chair Sandy Sturm and her Co-Chairs Allison Crosswell and Katie Wynn, the spirited competition, pure joy, and camaraderie reminded us once again of how special our time here is at Our Kinkaid!

Ken Cowan and Jonathan Eades

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1906 and Founders Society

his spring, we celebrated The Kinkaid Fund donors at the annual 1906 Society and Founder Society parties. The 1906 Society honors donors who give between $3,000 and $7,499 to The Kinkaid Fund. The event was held on campus under a beautiful tent in the Rolanette & Berdon Lawrence Quadrangle on the night of May 6. Over 100 donors enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres provided by Swift Catering. On the night of May 13, our Founders Society, which recognizes donors who give $7,500 or more to The Kinkaid Fund, enjoyed a seated dinner also held in the Rolanette & Berdon Lawrence Quadrangle while listening to a piano performance by Chip Colvin, Upper School Choir and Music Director. Boyd Heath, Erin Heath, Donnie Young, and Kelley Young (Founders Society)

Steve Mach, Trustee and The Kinkaid Fund Chair (Founders Society)

Kinkaid Founders Society Dinner

Rob Sweetland, Caren Sweetland, Jonathan Eades, Elizabeth Eades, Jennifer Wizel, and Neil Wizel (Founders Society)

Sudhir Pai, Sureka Pai, Rosangela Capobianco, and David Capobianco (Founders Society)

Sandie Cowan, Anthony Brissett, Annette Brissett, and Ken Cowan (Founders Society)

Chris Kayem, Ellie Thompson, Charles Lawrence, and Nicholas Wiedemann (1906 Society)

Dolley and Duncan Frearson (1906 Society)

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Thank you

for your support of The Kinkaid Fund this year! Your generosity has made a difference in the lives of our students and faculty and allowed our school to thrive during an extraordinary year.

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Honor Day Awards Lower School Awards Character Education Award Second Grade

Jon Magid

Lauren Labanowski

Glenn Ballard Award

Third Grade

Charlie Cassin

Mary Hogan Ogilvie

Peter Meyer

John Cooper Award

Fourth Grade

Presley Coleman

Katherine Otjen

Fourth Grade

Carsten Tanner

Third Grade

Millie Evans

Parker Dodson

Fourth Grade

Nifewa Famurewa

Catherine Hanna

Middle School Awards Charles B. Sanders Jr. Award

Leigh Weld Character Award

Fifth Grade

Ellie Long

George Eades

Greg Gephart Award

Sixth Grade

Rosie Carr

Hale Muir

Seventh Grade

Unaisah Saeed

Harris Lingle

Academic Achievement Award Fifth Grade

William Hanna

Anna Savitz

Sixth Grade

Henry Van Os

Savannah Ross

Seventh Grade

Warner Shaper

Fife Famurewa

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Arthur E. Goddard Award

Emma Jane Miller Award

Eighth Grade

Elijah Lemon

Jack Hanagriff Award

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Tom Peden Academic Achievement Award

Eighth Grade

Marisa Boué

Gavin Johnson

Rosie Heghinian

Lucas Fang

Jan Braden Award

Seventh Grade

Morgan Tannery

Chelsea Pope Collins Award

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Eighth Grade

Seventh Grade

Kristopher Carlson

Eighth Grade

Grace Essalih

Emily Camp

Arts Award Seventh Grade

Ian Goldstein

Eighth Grade

Saya Malek

Matthew Gonzalez

Kendall Henderson

Upper School Awards Love of Learning Award Twelfth Grade

Harrison Consoli

Michelle Sekili

Eleventh Grade

Patrick Solcher

Tenth Grade

Gardner Watson

Ninth Grade

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Dedication in Learning Award Twelfth Grade

Eleventh Grade

Taft Foley

Kevriana Scott

Tenth Grade

Reed Terrill

Chloe Wilson

The Alumni Award

William Watson

Lindi Ruthven

Drew Adler

The Tom Boyd Musical Theatre Award

The Band Award

The Technical Theatre Award

Duncan Lambert

Eliot Gottsegen

Keller Horlock

The Acting Award

The Photography Award

The Filmmaking Award

The Orchestra Award

The Choir Award

Larsen Weber

Aaron Wilson

Matthew Moseley

Justin Li

Martin Ibarra

The 3D Art Award

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Ninth Grade

The Lauri Jones Shepler 2D Art Award

The Dance Award

The A.J. Carothers ’50 Award for Creative Writing

Jessica Liu

Serena Thompson

Grace Beilstein

The Levy Garrett Award

Lindi Ruthven

Ryan Jinnette

Julia Sanchez

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The Cathy Merrill Award for Athletics

The Dan Hart Award for Athletics

The Elena Semander Scholarship for Art & Athletics

Lila Griggs

Nicholas Cook

Allyn Stephens

The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship

Falcon Leadership Award

The Kendall Award for Community Service

Cacie Chatman

Emmy Stubbs

Stella Pintar

Tobechi Nwabudike

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Katie Heldebrand

Maby/King Award

The Class of 1975 Award for Twelfth Grade Citizenship

The Class of 1953 Award for Eleventh Grade Citizenship

Jackson Doran

Eliot Gottsegen

Cacie Chatman

Jalen Elrod

Ryan Karkowsky

The Mark Lester Award for Tenth Grade Citizenship

Class of 1978 Award for Ninth Grade Citizenship

The William S. Kilroy Computer Award

Mia Abello

Ava Winn

Connor Blake

Jaisal Kalapatapu

The Jeanne S. Alsup Award for American Literature Studies

The English I Award

Sammy Riesgo-Zamudio

Eshaan Mani

Sanjna Pandit

The English II Award

Catherine Moursund

Samantha Fowler

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The Jeanne S. Alsup Award for American Literature Studies

The Junior Class of 1953 Award for English

Alex Watson

Evan Wu

The Callie B. Law Writing Award

The American History Award

The World Civilizations Award

Bradyn Robertson

Zoe Price

Kolby Davis

Sarah Grace Raynes

The Ninth-Grade History Award

The Twelfth-Grade Social Sciences Award

The Damon Wells Award

The Mike Moncrief Debate Award

The Celina Kilpatrick Research Award

Julia Nguyen

Alison Zhang

Isabelle Grace

Olivia Fowler

Mia Price

The Kathryn Wade Geometry Award

The Malcolm Cravens Award

The Class of 1980 Mathematics Award for Precalculus

The Algebra II Award

Julia Nguyen

Anthony Treistman

Alexander Farahbod

Samantha Fowler

The Statistics Award

Harper Paddock

Daryn Mehling

The Calculus Award

Ryan Karkowsky

Sanjit Juneja

Ryan Stubbs

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The Goettsche Physics Award

The Linda Miller Physics Award

Karen Li

Anthony Treistman

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The Chemistry Award

The Herder Fellowship for Science Research

The Algebra II Award

The Four Year Math and Science Award

Katherine Zhang

Mia Price

Jack Denechaud

Zoe Price

Jessica Liu

The Moran Chemistry Award

The Monroe Rust Biology Award

The Four Year Science Award

The Stone Award for French Language AP

Jason Boué

Onyi Ndee

Carrie De La Rosa

Rivers Breeding

Pierce Markowitz

The Papadopoulos Award for Biology

Eliot Gottsegen

Brian Chen

The Chinese Award

The Lucette Topper Level Three French Award

The Schlumberger Award for French Literature College Level

Adrián Riesgo-Zamudio

Jack Lemon

Ethan Fang

The Latin III Award

The Dorothy Rice Cooper Award for Latin Literature College Level

The Spanish III Award

The Haynes Award for Spanish Language AP

The Francita Stuart Award for Spanish Literature AP

Sarah Grace Raynes

Sammy Riesgo-Zamudio

Mia Price

Connor Blake

Anthony Treistman

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Faculty and Staff Awards Faris D. Virani Memorial Award Harlan Howe

Columbiana Award Angela Wainright

Established in 2016 by the Virani family and the School, the Faris D. Virani Memorial Award is given in memory of Faris Virani who was an extraordinary young man – smart, caring, and kind but above all else, he had an amazing, indomitable spirit. Presented annually to a faculty member who “displays a positive ‘go with the flow’ attitude” and embodies the inspiring and joyous spirit that made Faris so special.

Presented annually in the spring since 1984, the Columbiana Award recognizes a member of the Kinkaid faculty who has demonstrated outstanding pedagogy within his or her field. The award is given to the faculty member who in the current academic year has best embodied the qualities that contribute to excellence in teaching. Those qualities should be evident by ability, dedication, application, the capacity to inspire, and the achievement and progress demonstrated by the recipient’s students. The award is given to only one faculty member in the entire school, not to one in each division.

STEM Teaching Award Michael Vu

The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award Johnny Galic

The STEM Teaching Award is designed to recognize excellence in teaching students in one of the traditional STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or through leveraging the relationships and synergies within the intersections of STEM fields with the humanities, social sciences, or the arts. Established in 2020, this award, open to all Kinkaid faculty, is presented each year to the member of the Kinkaid faculty who has embodied those qualities in a unit or full body of work, demonstrates and encourages innovation and creativity in the classroom, develops student skill and curiosity, adjusts their teaching to meet students’ needs, and adheres to the School’s core values. Students and faculty are invited to submit nominations.

Named in honor of two long-time staff members who were adored and respected by students, faculty and staff, parents, and alumni, the Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award is presented annually to a member of the Kinkaid staff who has demonstrated the highest levels of excellence in his or her work over the course of the year. Georgia and Eddie Leonard embodied the values of warmth, generosity, respect, commitment, and integrity.

Faculty and Staff Retirements Lower School

Middle School

Annie Wheless

Tom Peden

Annie began her teaching career at Kinkaid in August 1996 as a Kindergarten Teacher. Later, Annie joined the Red Door classroom as a Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher, welcoming our youngest students to Kinkaid. Annie and her husband Brownie have several nieces and nephews who attended Kinkaid in addition to three children, David ’06, Claude ’08, and Nancy ’09.

Tom joined Kinkaid in August 1980 as an English Teacher. He taught Eighth and Ninth Grade English, Creative Writing, and courses during Upper School Interim Term. In 1988, Tom was awarded Kinkaid’s highest commendation, the Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2019, he was honored as a Distinguished Honorary Alumnus. Additionally, Tom served on the Middle School Admission Committee for many years. Tom’s father, David, was a proud graduate of the Kinkaid Class of 1923. Tom and his wife Margaret have two children who attended Kinkaid, Jack ’05 and Alice ’08.

25 Years of Service

41 Years of Service

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Great Schools Reload

inkaid is expanding its executive leadership team. Joining the Kinkaid staff this summer in new positions at the School were Mujidat Shotonwa, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, who joined us in July, and Peggy England, Director of Strategic Communication, who joined us in June. We look forward to welcoming additional new faculty and staff for the new school year. In her new role, Mujidat will work to help foster a school environment where respect is paramount and every member is valued, safe, and included. Her focus will be on ensuring that all our students’ school experience and life preparation benefit from the School's renewed commitment to providing a learning environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

Mujidat Shotonwa

Mujidat brings an incredible amount of independent school experience to Kinkaid, both from her professional work as well as that of a former independent school student.

Mujidat most recently served as the Assistant Director of the Preparatory Component for Prep for Prep, a non-profit in New York City that works closely with independent schools to support promising students of color from underserved and underrepresented communities in developing their leadership skills. She was with Prep for Prep for nearly a decade, also having served as guidance counselor and teacher, working closely with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Prior to Prep, Mujidat was a clinician, tutor, and counselor, helping children with emotional difficulties in the context of school, imparting learning strategies to students, and providing coaching and therapy to both children and adults. Earning her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Mujidat also earned a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College.

As head of strategic communication, Peggy will help to ensure information about Kinkaid, our programs, and our students' accomplishments are presented clearly and consistently in all of our publications, digital products, and community outreach, and will work with media and other organizations to Peggy England highlight Kinkaid's important role as an educational leader and to recognize the contributions our students and our faculty and staff make to our community and the world. Peggy has quite a diverse background in all aspects of communication. She got her first experience as an intern for NBC News in New York. She left New York after graduation from college for Washington, D.C. where she served on the 1988 presidential campaign for Bush/Quayle. She was asked to join the transition team for the Office of the President and moved into the White House where she served in Presidential Personnel and in the Office of Policy Development. Peggy returned to the Bush/Quayle campaign for the 1992 election handling press for the 13 southern states. Peggy also served two Members of the House of Representatives and one U.S. Senator as spokesperson and communications strategist. Her public service continued in 2000 when she was appointed as Director of Strategic Communications for the U.S. Department of State in the Bush/Cheney Administration. Peggy served in two additional positions while at State as Chief of Staff for Public Diplomacy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs where she received several commendations for her work on the War on Terror and Hurricane Katrina Relief as well as meritorious service awards. Peggy also worked for several trade associations and strategic communication firms working with Fortune 50 companies, government entities, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Peggy is a graduate of Fordham University, and a former student of independent schools. She is also a parent of students who attended independent schools.

Upper School

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Jane Murdock

Debbie Robinson

Jane began her Kinkaid teaching career in August 1989 as a Middle and Upper School French Teacher. In addition to teaching, Jane served as the World Languages Department Chair. Her involvement in the Upper School included chairing the Cum Laude Committee and Interim Term. In 1996, Jane was awarded Kinkaid’s highest commendation, the Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching, and she served as the ISAS Accreditation Committee Co-Chair.

Debbie began working at Kinkaid in December 2005 as the administrative assistant to the Dean of Faculty. Debbie became the administrative assistant for the offices of Assistant Head of School and Human Resources. Through her children, Debbie served the School in many volunteer positions, including Co-President of the Booster Club. Debbie’s brother Robert is a graduate of the Class of 1975. Debbie and her husband Rocky have three children who attended Kinkaid, Haley ’05, Jordan ’09, and Duncan ’12.

32 Years of Service

16 Years of Service

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Kinkaid Thanks Our Amazing Parent Volunteers For Your Dedication, Good Humor, Tenacity, and Spirit!

2020-21 Parents' Association Co-Presidents Elizabeth Pagan ’89; P ’21 and Mindy Moak P ’19, ’21

Talons Up!

“I

have tried to volunteer for something every year of our 14 years here at Kinkaid. It didn’t matter to me if it was a big job or a small job, I just liked being involved. To me,

volunteering at Kinkaid has always proven to be the best way to meet other parents at the School and such a fun way to get to know the children in my son’s class. Just as importantly though, it has been the best way for me to give back to Kinkaid in some way. I’ve volunteered for a multitude of jobs here. I’ve been a Room Parent, a Concessions Volunteer, a Team Mom for various sports, the Orchestra Mom, a Hearing and Vision Volunteer, the Lower School Chair, the Buddy Family Coordinator, the Field Day Chairman, and the President of the Parents’ Association. I can’t name one favorite because I have gotten so much joy out of all of them!

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— 2020-21 Parents' Association Co-President Elizabeth Pagan '89; P '21

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Why Not!

ene Festa fondly remembers his time teaching Spanish and Perspectives and Human Development at Kinkaid for 29 years. He feels the School remains special because of Mrs. Kinkaid’s legacy. “The love people have for tradition and excellence in education has remained,” says Gene. “For me, I was given the opportunity to teach in a wonderful environment with great students, parents, and peers on the faculty. I always felt 100 percent supported in all that I did.” Although the many students he taught remain the highlight of his career at Kinkaid, he cherishes being awarded in 2002 the Columbiana Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching, and being named a Distinguished Honorary Alumnus in 2008.

well as volunteering at the San Antonio Food Bank and the San Antonio Medical Center. However, he is most proud of the Hill Country Retreat Theater Group that he started in his adult community. Gene has acted in as well as directed plays. “I have watched it grow from nothing to a very active and important group in our community,” he says. In his spare time, he likes to read, write, and has recently tried his hand at becoming an artist. “Daily exercise is an important part of my day, and I enjoy walks on the 10 miles of trails in my community,” Gene continues. “Shortly after retiring, I ran a Senior Triathlon - my one and only!” He also has visited all 50 states; 38 states since retiring. This man of many interests even finds time to roast his own coffee beans for the best tasting coffee!

After his retirement in 2010, Gene moved to San Antonio to be near his daughter and grandchildren. He stays busy by being active in his community as a deacon in his church, president of the chorus band, and a docent and speaker at The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio as

When asked why he chose to support Kinkaid through a gift in his will, Gene replied, “I would say, why not! I am grateful for what I received from the School from the very first day I met John Cooper and his wife many years ago on a hot summer day. From that very moment, up to the day

I received my rocking chair and saw my portrait unveiled at a retirement celebration, I felt welcomed and valued. In all the years in between, I feel I received much as well as had a chance to give much.” The Kinkaid School is grateful for the many lives Gene enriched during his tenure and for the legacy of excellence that will continue through his generosity.

It’s as SIMPLE as 1, 2, 3 to create a legacy through your estate. Here are 4 simple ways: 1 Will As Simple as One Sentence A gift through your will is as easy as adding one sentence to your will. It is a simple way to support Kinkaid without affecting your current cash flow, lifestyle or your family’s security.

Sample bequest language: “I, (name), of (city, state, zip) give, devise and bequeath to The Kinkaid School (EIN 76-0295523) of Houston, Texas (written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

Retirement Account

Appreciated Assets

Life Insurance

A Simple Form

Simple and Practical

Completing a simple form from your financial institution is all that is required to name The Kinkaid School as a beneficiary of your retirement account. The form is available online. It is another way to support our educational excellence by using funds that may otherwise result in a tax burden for your family.

A gift of appreciated assets, such as securities and real estate, held more than one year, makes an excellent donation. It’s generally tax deductible at its fair market value, and you avoid all capital gains taxes on the increase in value while receiving a charitable tax deduction.

Insurance is another simple way to make a substantial future gift. Naming The Kinkaid School as the beneficiary or co-beneficiary on a new or existing policy is considered a charitable deduction for estate purposes when distributed. You can choose Kinkaid to receive all or part of the proceeds of your plan. All it takes is a beneficiary update to your policy!

Another Simple Form

For more information, please visit kinkaid.planmylegacy.org or contact Lisa Wood, Assistant Director of Advancement, at 713-243-5023 or lisa.wood@kinkaid.org to further discuss creating a legacy at Kinkaid.

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Outgoing Board Chair Ken Cowan Looks Forward to the Future

hen I started my tenure as Board Chair three years ago, we faced what seemed to be insurmountable challenges and obstacles. What remained consistent was the dedicated and supportive community we have built at Kinkaid. As a parent of two Kinkaid alums, I have always said the administration, faculty, and staff are the heart and soul of Kinkaid. With passion, professionalism, and commitment, Kinkaid’s faculty guides our students - our sons and our daughters - to realize the amazing potential they house deep within themselves. This potential, when unleashed, will positively impact our communities, our state, our nation, and our world. As my Board Chair tenure comes to an end, I am more than pleased about our many accomplishments while excited and optimistic about our future, our shared trust in our new leadership through Jonathan. I look forward to the partnership between Jonathan and Ed Frank on the work they will do as they intentionally build on the great progress made to move us forward. While no one could have ever imagined our journey the past three years, from the bottom of my heart, I thank the entire Kinkaid community for the kindness, encouragement, prayers, and support you have unconditionally shown me. I am eternally grateful and proud to be a part of the community that is Our Kinkaid.

2021-22 Board of Trustees Chair Edwin H. Frank III ’68

Ken Cowan served as Chairman of Kinkaid's Board of Trustees from 2018 to 2021 and will remain on the Board for 2021 – 2022. He and his wife Sandie are the parents of two Kinkaid alums, Casey '14, and Taylor J, '16.

New Members of the Board of Trustees We welcome five new members to the Kinkaid Board of Trustees for the 20212022 school year.

Annette Brissett is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Owner/Director of Houston Psychology Consultants, a private practice based in Houston. Her private practice focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders, as well as providing supportive psychotherapy to individual women and men, couples, families, children, adolescents, and groups, in the coping and management of health and mental health-related difficulties. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed psychology, medical, academic, and media-related journals and has presented at psychological conferences in the U.S. and Canada. She is often consulted by the media and medical professionals to offer expertise on mental health issues. Annette received her Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Baylor College of Medicine, specializing in clinical psychology; she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.

Stephanie Aliquo Cockrell serves on numerous boards and committees throughout Houston and is director of Stephanie A. Cockrell Designs, LLC. She previously served on the board of Camp Aranzazu, located in Rockport, TX. She has also been involved with Museum of Fine Arts Houston, serving as a Modern and Contemporary Art subcommittee member. She co-chaired the 2017 Hats in the Park luncheon benefititng the Hermann Park Conservancy and was the 2018 co-chair of the Crystal Ball for Fresh Arts, an umbrella organization that supports emerging artists and initiatives. Stephanie graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.

Annette and her husband Anthony are the parents of two daughters who attend or have attended Kinkaid: Ella '21, and Chloe '24. Annette has been an active volunteer at Kinkaid, including serving on the Advancement Committee and holding several leadership positions in the Parents' Association, including Sixth Grade Level Chair.

Stephanie and her husband Ernie are the parents of two children who both attend Kinkaid: Ellie '22 and Harris '24. Stephanie has been an active volunteer at Kinkaid, including serving on the Advancement Committee, and she has held several positions with the Parents' Association.

Annette enjoys volunteering and serving in her community through local and international charitable and non-profit organizations, including Houston Medical Forum, Texas Children’s Hospital Ambassadors, and Casa El Buen Samaritano Medical Clinic.

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Boyd Heath is Co-Founder and CFO of Rockcliff Energy. Prior to co-founding Rockcliff Energy, Boyd served as the Chief Financial Officer of Quantum Resources. He has over 20 years of experience in oil and gas, finance, operations, and strategic planning. Boyd joined Quantum Resources in 2011 from Network International, where he served as Chairman & CEO prior to a successful exit by selling the company to Liquidity Services. Boyd is a member of several industry associations including the Independent Petroleum Association of America, Houston Producer’s Forum, and Houston Energy Finance Group. Boyd is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin earning a BBA in Business Administration. Boyd and his wife Erin are the parents of three children who attend or have attended Kinkaid: Connor '21, Helena '24, and Emerson “Emmy” '25. Boyd has served on the Advancement Committee and was a member of the Building Together Fundraising Committee. Boyd has served on the boards of several charitable foundations including Texas Children’s Cancer Center Carousel, ESCAPE Family Resource Center, and The Children’s Fund. Boyd is a member of Young Professionals Organization Houston Chapter.

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Billy McCartney is CEO of Flat Rock, an oil and gas exploration and production company that develops, funds, and implements drilling programs in the Appalachian Basin, with a focus on the production of oil and natural gas from the Utica Shale and Marcellus Shale formations. Billy leads Flat Rock’s vision of building a sustainable company in central Appalachia that can provide a positive economic impact on the region. With strong natural gas market and pricing expertise, he previously managed more than $250 million of natural gas storage and transportation assets for Vitol Group, an industry leader in the global energy market with revenues of more than $200 billion. Billy and his wife Christie are the parents of three children who all attend Kinkaid: Katie Reese '25, Kinley '27, and Kellen '30. Billy has been a parent volunteer with the Annual Fund. He has served on the Advancement Committee and was a member of the Building Together Fundraising Committee. Billy is on the Board of Trustees of the Houston Symphony. He is the Co-Chair of the Education & Community Work Group for its Vision 2025 strategic plan. He is on the board of directors at The Children’s Museum of Houston, is involved with the Men of Distinction of Greater Houston, and is a member of the West Virginia University Foundation Board of Directors.

Carlos Solé is a Partner at Baker Botts LLP law firm. He serves as Deputy Department Chair, Global Projects Department and Chair of the firm’s Latin America Practice and concentrates his practice on domestic and international corporate and finance transactions, with a particular focus on the energy industry. He also has considerable experience advising U.S. and multinational clients on cross-border investment and corporate transactions in Latin America. In 2014, he was named one of Latin America’s Top 100 lawyers by Latinvex, and Legal 500 Latin America 2014 recognized him for his Projects & Energy practice. Carlos graduated from Georgetown University. He earned an MPA from The University of Texas at Austin and a JD from The University of Texas School of Law. Carlos and his wife Kendall are the parents of four children who attend or have attended Kinkaid: Sophia '17, AnaClare '19, Camille '23, and Charlie '23. Carlos and Kendall were the exchange parents for Aquiles Caputto '22. Carlos has served on the Advancement Committee.

Outgoing Members of the Board of Trustees As we join in welcoming our new Trustees, we thank the Trustees who have completed their terms of service for their deep commitment and dedication to Kinkaid: Kim Adkins, Brad Deutser ’83, Leslie Doggett ’75, Paula Mentz, Caroline Boone Mitchell ’85, Gene Werlin, who returns to his position as a Trustee Emeritus, and Tom Simmons, who is moving to Life Trustee.

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ARTS Visual and Performing

Kinkaid Raises the Curtain on Visual and Performing Arts

he Visual and Performing Arts have always been an integral part of the Kinkaid experience. However, our time away in quarantine amplified how important they are for our communal existence. The arts comfort us, teach us, and connect us. All of us spent time confined indoors, and virtually all of us utilized the arts as a way to cope with quarantine: we watched movies and television shows; we created TikTok videos; we read books, newspapers, and magazines; we painted and colored; and we listened to and created music. The arts helped us find comfort, solace, and inspiration. We know, too, that great art has been created in times of trauma: Picasso’s Guernica, Kahlo’s The Two Fridas, Rodger and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Morrison’s Beloved, Kushner’s Angels in America, Campion’s The Piano, or virtually any song from Billie Holiday or Green Day. The arts constantly help us to understand ourselves and others in new and creative ways. And, finally, we know that the arts are a way for us to find joy and connection to our community. We approached this year in the arts as an opportunity for us to explore all the power of the arts. Thinking creatively and “outside of the box” is what we do on a daily basis, and this crazy and frustrating year has given us more opportunity to do that. Thanks to the innovation, commitment, creativity, and collaboration of our Visual and Performing Arts faculty and students, we created an impressive amount of digital content in the beginning of the academic year and were able to transition to some live performances in the spring.

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Some highlights of the year include: Kinkaid provided materials and resources for all of our arts studios to have a significant arts experience while in distance learning. Advanced Ceramics students received pottery wheels; visual artists received art kits; actors received green screens, microphones, and lighting equipment; music students received instruments and music stands; dancers received their own dance floors; filmmakers received microphones and tripods; and photographers received cameras. DANCE students created an impressive fully digital fall concert that filmed in various locations on campus, a live student-choreographed concert; and two Middle School dance exhibitions. FILM students continued creating films following all of Kinkaid’s protocols

and found success at a number of film festivals, and we were able to present our own live Kinkaid Film Festival in the spring. MUSIC students created an astonishing amount of digital content with no fewer than 27 ensemble pieces created in our band, choir, and orchestra programs; a live Middle and Upper School band concert; a live Middle and Upper School orchestra concert, a live cabaret featuring Encore, our select choir; and a combined choral piece featuring our eighth - twelfth grade choral students that premiered at the installation of the new Head of School. THEATRE students created two digital performances in the fall (The Misanthrope and All in the Timing); two digital Children’s Theatre productions that were shared with schools across the country; a live, outdoor, masked, and socially distant Upper School musical production of Bright Star; a digital Eighth Grade Arts Showcase; a fully-realized, student-directed one-act festival where each play took place live for an audience in a different location on campus; and a Middle School musical theatre cabaret outdoors in one of the tents. VISUAL ARTS students created hundreds of pieces that were exhibited in our galleries across

campus; we were able to have a live, in-person opening of Senioritis, our traditional end of year celebration of our senior class; and our first ever visual arts honors exhibit. WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS students created two digital creative writing readings; a beautiful edition of Falcon Wings, the literary magazine; six issues of a newly formatted magazine version of The Falcon, and a Kinkadian yearbook which will be distributed to students later this summer.

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Artistic Inspirations Deepened through the Decades

Contributed by: John Rovell, Archivist

he Kinkaid School has a long tradition of inspiring our community with the arts. Mrs. Kinkaid was deeply invested in the development of well-rounded, culturally competent, and creative children and to that end, she ensured that students were offered piano lessons and art classes from some of the earliest days of the School. To enrich this arts education, Mrs. Kinkaid often brought in local artists and individuals engaged in other creative endeavors to teach and speak. The Kinkaid Archives holds local and student journalism as well as school communications dating from as far back as the 1930s, which detail how our students and members of the greater Kinkaid and Houston communities enjoyed visits from visual artists, musicians, writers, and other creatives. Thanks to three endowment funds, this legacy continues to this day.

One of the earliest examples in the archives of a prominent artist visiting Kinkaid occurred in February of 1931. Mrs. Kinkaid invited one of Texas’ first female professional artists, Emma Richardson Cherry, to give a lecture about art to students. Mrs. Cherry, known for her portraits, landscapes, and figures, worked in a variety of mediums. Some of the artwork she created for the Public Works Administration can be seen in the Houston Public Library’s Julia Ideson Building, which today houses the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. According to a February 20, 1931 Houston Post article, Mrs. Cherry planned to bring her own canvases as well as create some blackboard drawings for the junior high students to illustrate points in her lecture.

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John Barbirolli

Lady Rothwell

In 1937, Kinkaid hosted a visit and talk by children’s book author Madeline Darrough Horn who discussed her books and writings. Mrs. Horn, a resident of Iowa, had a master’s degree in elementary education and was an author of several children’s books for grades first through third. She came to visit not long after the publication of her most well-known book Farm on the Hill about a child who spends the summer on a grandparent’s farm. She spoke at a tea consisting of members of the Harris County branch of the Association of Childhood Education. Thanks to the generosity of the Likover family, the Lower School continues in this tradition of welcoming well-known illustrators and authors to speak to students and families. In 1994, Bonnie and Barry Likover established the Likover Endowment for Visiting Lower School Authors in memory of their son Kyle ’99, who passed away in 1989 at the age of 8. The Likover Endowment helps the Lower School bring children’s book authors and illustrators in for a two-day visit. Past Likover visiting artists have included award-winning children’s book illustrator Mike Wimmer (Flight, Stealing Home), author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Punk Farm, Star Wars: Jedi Academy), and Linda Sue Park (A Long Walk to Water, A Single Shard). Beyond visual artists and authors, many of our visiting artists have been classical musicians, conductors, and composers. In 1933, Frank St. Leger, a prominent British conductor who went on to work for the Metropolitan Opera, came to give a talk at an assembly about musical heroes. Many years later, in 1969, with the assistance of donations from an unknown patron of the arts, the school welcomed a performance by violinist Judith Aller. Ms. Aller performed pieces by Beethoven and Debussy, as well as a tarantella. Faculty member James Pitts Jr., commenting on her skill for The Falcon, stated, “though classical music does not appeal to the entire audience... most people, viewing true talent, are genuinely overcome.”

Mike Wimmer

In 1977, the students were treated to a performance of Mozart’s comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro from the Houston Grand Opera. The cast was nine actors supported by a full orchestra. The conductor not only conducted the musicians, he directed the actors and explained to the students the technical side of what was happening on stage. Though generally well received, Mike Littman ’78, reviewing the performance in The Falcon, called the opera “hard to follow and slow to develop,” though he felt that was more a testament to his own tastes and not the work of the performers, which he felt “did good jobs under abnormal circumstances.” The biggest known example of a classical music event at Kinkaid happened in 1962 with the beginning of the Kinkaid Concert Series. These featured famed British conductor Sir John Barbirolli and his wife Lady Evelyn Rothwell, a world-renowned oboist. Sir Barbirolli became known in the United Kingdom as the director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. His contributions to the orchestra and to Manchester led to Barbirolli Square in the southern part of the city being named after him. In the U.S., he took over as the principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic after the departure of Arturo Toscanini and was there for over a decade before returning to the U.K. In the 1960s, while continuing his work with the Hallé, he also began work in the U.S. once again after being named chief conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, conducting here 12 weeks a year in between seasons in Manchester.

Linda Sue Park

The Kinkaid Concert Series was sponsored by Kinkaid as well as prominent Memorial area families. An article on the inaugural event in the December 1962 edition of the “Kinkaid Newsletter” stated the reason for their patronage was that they felt “there were a number of Memorial Drive families who, because of distance and time, were not having the opportunity to enjoy the great music now being produced by this orchestra.” Sir Barbirolli was happy to bring

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the arts so far west in the city stating, “A great orchestra is built through performance, and I am happiest when I am working, whether in Manchester, Houston, or on tour. The new concert series in the Kinkaid School’s Blaffer Auditorium is a splendid start for what I hope will be an expanding series of neighborhood concerts.” The Houston Symphony Orchestra and Sir Barbirolli ended up playing six concerts at Kinkaid between November 1962 and March 1964. These were ticketed events for not only members of the Kinkaid community, but also the general public with announcements and reviews appearing in both the Houston Post and Houston Chronicle. The first installment of the series was attended by two prominent members of the symphony board, one of whom was famed Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg. The music and drama critic for the Houston Post, Hubert Roussel, also attended some of the performances. His review of the February 1963 performance states that “the Kinkaid enterprise, sponsored by the School’s patrons but open to the general public, has caught the popular fancy and the modRichard Sherman el is there for other suburban music societies now planning to make use of the orchestra in this “Jeff Martin ’78 returned as a Visiting Artist in 2016. Not surprisingly, the multiple Emmy manner.”

Award winner introduced himself with a joke and kept faculty, guests, and students laughing

In the same spirit as the pathroughout his visit. Jeff offered great lessons from his experiences writing skits and songs for the trons of these early musical and performing arts visits, Kinkaid David Letterman Show and The Simpsons, but what connected with students most deeply were has been honored to receive two the stories he shared from his own time at Kinkaid, writing musicals that featured faculty cast endowments that bring nationmembers like the late Headmaster John Cooper and Upper School head Jay Barry Moss. As Jeff al and international artists to Kinkaid. These artists enrich not said in his first talk, ‘Kinkaid is great because you’re just so allowed to do things here.’ It was a only the performing arts educapleasure to meet and talk (and sing!) with him.” tion of our students, but also the Kinkaid community as a whole. Christopher Carothers, son of A.J Carothers ’50 who has been the MC of the visiting artist series since 2014, In 2012, through the generous discussing his experience with Jeff Martin ’78 at the 2016 event. donation of the Hahn family, the Hahn Visiting Artist Endowment was founded. Kinkaid parents, Marcy and Roger Hahn were moved to create the endowment after seeing how their sons were inspired by guest artists during their time at Kinkaid. Alex ’10 decided to pursue theatre and performing arts in college after Alistair Donkin from the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston came to visit in 2010 as part of the Weiner Fellowship. According to Mr. and Mrs. Hahn, “this experience… was one of the highlights of Alex’s Upper School years.” The Hahns were also impressed by the 2012 visit of composer Jason Robert Brown and the effect this experience had on their son Garrett ’13. The Hahns, in creating the endowment, hoped that it would “inspire both students and faculty to raise the bar even higher in the pursuit of excellence in the performing arts.” To that end thanks to their generosity, in 2019 Kinkaid welcomed Tony Award winning Broadway actress Donna McKechnie (Promises, Promises, A Chorus Line) to do a master class for the Middle School and participate in a question-and-answer session with the Kinkaid community. In 2014, funds donated in memory of A.J Carothers ’50 were used to create an endowment to bring a distinguished guest artist working in theatre, television, or other creative arts to come to Kinkaid. After graduating from Kinkaid in 1950 and spending a brief time in the U.S. Army stationed in Panama, Mr. Carothers had a long career as a screenwriter and is best

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Likover Fund Visitors: 1997 Gail Gibbons 1998 Mike Wimmer 1999 Pamela Duncan Edwards 2000 Deborah Nourse Lattimore 2001 Cynthia Defelice 2002 Mary Jane & Herm Auch 2003 Linda Sue Park 2004 Kevin O’Malley 2005 Debbie Miller 2006 Laurie Myers 2007 Peter Catalanotto 2008 Margriet Ruurs Eric Ladin '97 and Jeff Martin '78

“Having my uncle here as a visiting artist was a highlight of my time at Kinkaid. I thought I knew everything about him but through listening to him speak to the middle and upper school, I learned so much about his life as not only an actor but also as a father and uncle. My peers also gained invaluable insights into what it takes to make it as a performer.” Lexie Rose Strauss ’21, niece of Eric Ladin discussing his visit as a part of the A.J Carothers Visiting Artist Endowment.

2009 Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel 2010 Chris Raschka 2012 Sarah Weeks 2013 Laurie Keller 2014 Dan Yaccarino 2015 Jarrett J. Krosockzka 2016 Jason Chin 2017 Jeff Mack 2018 Candance Fleming 2019 Chris Barton

known for his time at Disney. Over the years, Mr. Carothers was very involved with Kinkaid, teaching interim courses and visiting several assemblies. Due to his work with Disney, the first visiting artist in 2014 for what was then the A.J Carothers Visiting Artist series, was the award-winning composer and lyricist, Richard Sherman. Mr. Sherman, best known for his work with Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book, told stories of his work and students then paid tribute to him with a performance. At a reception after the performance, Avery Looser ’19, whose parents had fostered in her a love of Disney and an appreciation for Mr. Sherman’s work, had a chance to meet him and tell him how much his work meant to her. This experience cemented her desire to work in film, and she went on to do two summer film programs with Walt Disney while a high schooler; one through the New York Film Academy and one through University of Southern California. In a 2019 letter to Mr. Sherman, Avery, now a student at NYU’s Tisch School, writes that the night she met him was “the night that began to transform my dreams into realities.”

Hahn Endowment Visitors: 2019 Donna McKechnie

A.J Carothers `50 and Patty Edwards Endowment Visitors: 2014 Richard Sherman 2016 Jeff Martin ’78 & Eric Ladin ’97 2018 Martin Lowe

In 2017, Patty Edwards’ name was added to the fund upon her retirement after over 30 years of dedicated service to Kinkaid in various capacities, including as the head of visual and performing arts. Patty was herself a champion of bringing in artists to interact with and enrich the lives of her students while she was at Kinkaid. She and A.J Carothers’ wife Caryl are still very much involved with the welcoming of artistic excellence to Kinkaid. In 2018, Kinkaid welcomed famed British music director Martin Lowe as the first Carothers-Edwards Visiting Artist. Mr. Lowe, who directed music in shows such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Once, and Mamma Mia, worked with choir and music students from all three schools. Grace Muir ’20 commented that working with Mr. Lowe in her music theory class was eye opening and it helped lead her to eventually writing songs of her own. According to her, “the powerful music learning experiences [at Kinkaid] changed my life!” These educational, inspirational, and life-changing experiences have roots at Kinkaid that go back to our earliest days. The foundations set up by Mrs. Kinkaid in welcoming local artists to school assemblies have grown to funds that invite some of the best visual artists, performers, authors, and other creatives from national and international stages. These artists enrich the education of students across all three divisions at Kinkaid today.

Avery Looser ’19 at Disney Workshop

If you would be interested in contributing to one of the endowments mentioned in this article or setting up an endowment to bring in visitors who would add to the life of Kinkaid in some other way, please contact Tom Moore in Advancement at 713-243-5045. 31

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“It is our class’s resilience and devotion to one another that keeps this Kinkaid family strong... We stand here today as one united family reaching this incredible milestone together.” — Jon Jafarnia ’21 — Governing Council President

Class of

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A YEAR OF GROWTH  A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

Celebrating our Seniors M

embers of the Class of 2021 said their final goodbye to high school as they received their diploma on Friday, May 21 in front of family, friends, and devoted teachers on Segal Field in Barnhart Stadium. This Class began their last week of school with a combined Senior Celebration and Baccalaureate ceremony held on Tuesday, May 18 on the Sanders Baseball Field. The event kicked off with a welcome from Head of School Jonathan Eades. Speakers included Senior Class President Daryn Mehling, alumnae Mollie Gordon ’96, and the 2021-2022 Alumni Board President Lisa Crosswell Stone ’83. The week of senior celebrations also included a dinner generously hosted at the home of Ally and Korsh Jafarnia. Graduation week was a rainy one, with threats of bad weather forecasted during the ceremony. However, the rain held as family and friends entered the stadium to celebrate the Class of 2021. The audience heard from Head of School Jonathan Eades, Governing Council President Jon Jafarnia, Senior Class President Daryn Mehling, and Head of Upper School Peter Behr.

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to the Class of 2021 and welcome to alumni status!

Head of School Jonathan Eades addresses 2021 graduates and guests

Cooper Award Recipient Charlie Pagan

Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award Recipient and Valedictorian Zoe Price

W. W. Kinkaid Award Recipient Ezekiel Evans

Valedictorian Zoe Price

The Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award Zoe Price

The Cooper Award Charlie Pagan

The W.W. Kinkaid Award Ezekiel Evans

In addition to the awards given at Honor Day, the following awards were announced at Graduation:

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Class of 2021 Cum Laude

n Monday March 8, 32 students from the Class of 2021 were inducted into the John H. Cooper Chapter of the Cum Laude Society during an assembly held on Kinkaid’s campus in the Brown Auditorium.

We congratulate these scholars for their dedication and perseverance!

Meghan Anand

Isabelle Grace

Jessica Liu

Skyler Swanson

Jason Boué

Maddie Guyton

Leora Maksoud

Serena Thompson

Walker Brown

Maddie Harrell

Lauren Moak

Anthony Treistman

Harrison Consoli

Katie Heldebrand

Matthew Moseley

Daan Veldkamp

Carrie De La Rosa

Jon Jafarnia

Charlie Pagan

Nate Vutpakdi

Ethan Fang

Corbin Kinder

Ami Patolia

William Watson

Christopher Gardner

Duncan Lambert

Zoe Price

Evan Wu

Eliot Gottsegen

Justin Li

Michelle Sekili

Alison Zhang

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College Matriculations

Amherst College

Dallas College

Loyola Marymount University

Austin Community College

Dartmouth College

Macalester College

Belmont University

Drexel University

New York University

Berklee College of Music

Fordham University

Northwestern University

Boston College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Otterbein University

Boston University

Grinnell College

Pepperdine University

Bucknell University

Hamilton College

Prairie View A&M University

Claremont McKenna College

Hampden-Sydney College

Rhodes College

College of Charleston

Harvard University

Rice University

Columbia University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Southern Methodist University

Cornell University

Louisiana State University

Southern University and A&M College

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Class of

2021 Southwestern University

United States Air Force Academy

University of Virginia

Stanford University

University of Arkansas

University of Washington

Swarthmore College

University of California, Santa Barbara

Vanderbilt University

Texas A&M University

University of Chicago

Wake Forest University

Texas A&M University, Commerce

University of Georgia

Washington University in St Louis

Texas Christian University

University of Michigan

Washington and Lee University

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Notre Dame

Xavier University of Louisiana

The University of the South

University of Richmond

Yale University

Trinity University

University of San Francisco

Tufts University

University of South Carolina, Columbia

Tulane University of Louisiana

University of Southern California

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United in Our Mission Contributed by: DEI Council

ne of the most meaningful phrases that echoes throughout the halls, fields, classrooms, and teams in our Kinkaid community is Our Kinkaid. The pandemic and uncertainty of this school year showed us the value and importance of this phrase and the vision it provides for us. It helps us understand that we are all connected, that our differences enrich us, and that we are united by our mission of educational excellence and our core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness. We have been intentional and made great strides this year regarding Kinkaid’s mission-centered work of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we take pride in this work that continues to lead us to a strong and better future.

Framing Our Commitment Last summer, the Kinkaid Board of Trustees and leadership outlined to the community, through a community-wide letter, the School’s commitment to take five actions to reinforce our promise to provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus environment where all students will thrive. These initial actions, which set a framework and foundation for future work to align with Kinkaid’s mission and values, included: •

Conducting listening sessions,

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Defining the role of and hiring a Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,

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Supporting the ongoing work of the DEI Council,

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Developing student affinity groups, and

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Providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training for faculty and staff, students, and parent leaders.

“Our children will inherit a society whose strength increasingly will be found in its diversity. Kinkaid recognizes this, and has created a learning environment in which students are challenged to embrace a rich variety of experiences and perspectives… preparing our children to thrive in a diverse and ever-changing society.”  Becky and Thomas Gottsegen, P ’21, ’22, ’24

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“When I first interviewed at Kinkaid 24 years ago, the Head of the Middle School wanted to bring more diversity to the staff here. He hired me almost on the spot. I had wonderful people who reached out to me and welcomed me. Some who became close friends, and who taught me the lesson of paying that inclusive spirit forward. I have to admit I have had some strange and challenging questions asked of me over the years, but I’m not offended by those questions. I look at them as an opportunity to educate people about my heritage and beliefs. What I have found is that this community is made up of really good people who care and are supportive of everyone at Kinkaid, at least they are of me.”  Shelia Washington, Administrative Assistant, Middle School

Putting Words into Action These actions have anchored our work this year, and we are pleased to share with you our efforts to support the commitment made and fulfill Kinkaid’s promise, including: •

Hosting 15 listening sessions in June and July of 2020 for students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni. Over 620 people participated in these sessions which were opened and closed by a Kinkaid leader who welcomed all participants and committed to listening to all voices of the Kinkaid community.

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Recognizing and learning more about a diversity of cultural traditions in classrooms throughout the Lower School, including a Lower School focus on month-long celebrations of African American history, women’s history, and Asian American Pacific Islander history.

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Hiring Kinkaid’s first Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Ms. Mujidat Shotonwa joined our Senior Administrative team on July 1, 2021.

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Creating a Listen and Learn group consisting of Lower School faculty and staff which met throughout the year and discussed topics including vulnerability, implicit bias, and microaggressions.

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Adopting a new DEI Commitment statement which was shared with the community in the Spring of 2021.

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Hosting 14 DEI skills training sessions for over 900 participants, including faculty and staff (7), student leadership groups (3), parent leaders (3), Senior Administrative Team (2), and new faculty and staff (1) during the 2020-21 school year.

Holding regular meetings of the Middle School Faculty DEI Committee to focus on age-appropriate topics, including implicit bias, microaggressions, and how to ensure each student is seen, heard, and valued.

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Collaboration by Middle School teachers and students to produce an International Women’s Day Webinar Assembly presented on March 25.

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Celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Mrs. Wang and students from Middle School and Upper School created 1,000 paper cranes for the international peace project.

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Adding new books to the Lower School’s Critical Read Aloud collection for each classroom at all grade levels. Book topics include identity, stereotyping, gender equality, and cultural and religious traditions.

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A presentation in May by members of the Upper School Student Diversity Leadership Board (SDLB) to the Middle School students about the role of the SDLB at Kinkaid and highlights from their year, including the establishment of affinity groups, and a brief conversation about microaggressions. The SDLB plans another assembly for Middle School students in September to further the discussion on understanding and identifying microaggressions.

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Launch of 11 different affinity groups in Upper School over the course of this school year; most of which have met every other Friday since January 2021.

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Celebration of Holi where Upper School students provided an informative message about the symbolism and meaning of this festival.

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Developing a DEI Strategic Plan to lay out Kinkaid’s work in this area for the next three years. A release of the full plan to the community is expected in Fall of 2021 in collaboration with Kinkaid leadership.

Furthering Our Promise As the 2020-21 school year came to a close, the DEI Council completed its inaugural campaign. Undergirded by the values of solidarity and integrity and supported by School leadership, the DEI Council provides a collaborative platform for all voices of our community to collectively strengthen and purposefully advance Kinkaid’s mission.

“Complacency is not excellence. Excellence is fostering an atmosphere of inclusion and equity.

To ensure the Council follows best practices and provides multiple leadership opportunities for the community, we welcome new co-chairs to the DEI Council — Anjaly Thakkar P '22, '25, '26; FS, Upper School Mathematics teacher, and Ashraf Kakhani ' 94; P '27, '31. To allow for continuity, provide support, and successfully retain and transfer knowledge during the transition, former co-chairs Greg Looser P '17, '19; TR and Stacey Marshall P '24, '27; FS will continue to serve on the DEI Council for the upcoming academic year. This leadership transition will be instrumental in continuing the work of the Council.

And most importantly, excellence is making sure everyone knows they are a valuable part of the Kinkaid community.”  Ethan Fang ’21

Greg Looser

Stacey Marshall

Kinkaid thanks our 202021 DEI Council Co-Chairs Stacey Marshall P ’24, ’27; FS and Greg Looser P ’17, ’19; TR for their dedication and hard work to set a strong foundation on which we can continue to build lasting programs that deliver on Kinkaid’s mission and core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness. And, we welcome new Council Co-Chairs Anjaly Thakkar P ’22, ’25, ’26; FS and Ashraf Lakhani ’94; P ’27, ’31.

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In early 2022, we will begin an application process for new members to join the DEI Council to further this critical work. To welcome new members, approximately half of current council members will rotate off by May 2022. This process will repeat in the spring of 2023 so that all original members of the DEI Council will have rotated off and been replaced by new community members in two years. The ongoing goal is to hear, support, and amplify all voices of our community, which allows a culture of open and honest communication around diversity, equity, and inclusion. As we continue to live into the mission and values of Our Kinkaid, we move forward in our collective journey that “fosters a community grounded in equity and inclusion where diversity of thought, identities, and people are safe, respected, and valued.”

“It is the responsibility of our entire community to leverage all that is good at Kinkaid to prepare our children for future success.” 2021-22 DEI Council Co-Chairs Ashraf Lakhani and Anjaly Thakkar

Ashraf Lakhani ’94; P ’27, ’31

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Athletics

Middle School Softball Second Place HJPC

Way To Go Kinkaid Falcons Contributed by: Cassidy Williams

ooking back over the last 15 months, it is hard not to be amazed by the circumstances that our student-athletes, coaches, faculty, staff, parents, and our whole community had to navigate. In March of 2020, our spring season was abruptly cancelled, and our future in regard to school and sports was completely uncertain. Would we even have sports? What would they look like? When would they start? As spring turned to summer, we became all too familiar with terms like: take a pause, the situation is fluid, we don’t know yet, protocols in place, and we hope to be able to. As summer turned to fall, we began to answer some of those questions. We asked our student-athletes and our coaches to do extraordinary things during extraordinary times. Schedules and plans we normally put out months and weeks in advance were now changing weekly, daily, and even hourly. Through it all, what constantly drove us was the singular desire to just give our kids the chance to

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“With uncertainty about having no sports this year, it brought me closer as a community to deal with the new norms and it showed me discipline. Having done three sports for four years, Kinkaid Athletics has shown me how to excel on different teams with different roles and how to positively impact each team.”  Antonio Melendez ’21

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play. Conference schedules, games, and events became obsolete in the fall, were limited to zone play in the winter, and evolved into zone championship/SPC titles in the spring. There were no tournaments, but many incredible stories, memories, and friendships were defining our teams’ seasons. We won championships in some sports and redefined what a championship season was in others. All programs had to make adjustments, and some programs were hit harder than others. Yet, there was never any quit in the hearts and minds of our Kinkaid Falcons. Some teams practiced and played limited schedules, some practiced and played robust schedules, and one particular team just practiced and used that experience to bond as one. We could not be more proud of all of our athletes, all of our teams, and all of their coaches. We teach life-lessons; we teach and prepare our teams and our student-athletes to deal with adversity. They did that every day and ultimately prevailed.

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Finally, a thank you to our Class of 2021 just does not seem enough. We are so grateful for our time together and appreciate everything these amazing seniors contributed to our teams, our programs, and our community. The way these students have navigated this part of their life journey has been nothing short of incredible and inspirational, and it has been an honor to coach them and be a part of their growth. All of our student-athletes showed resilience and strength and exhibited tremendous courage this year. It has not been easy for them, and we are so impressed with their spirit and desire to continue to grow and develop. Congratulations to our entire Kinkaid community and thank you for your hard work and dedication. Stay safe! Stay strong and GO FALCONS!

Exceptional Accomplishments: Field Hockey – Undefeated Season (12-0); “Houston City Tournament” Champions Football – Undefeated Season (7-0) Girls Swimming – South Zone Championship Boys Soccer – South Zone Championship Baseball – 20-win season Boys Lacrosse – Regular Season wins v. St. John’s, EHS, and HC; Second Round of State Tournament Boys Track & Field – School Records in 4x100 Relay, 4x200 Relay, and 200m. Girls Track & Field – School Record in 300m Hurdles Boys Golf – South Zone Championship; SPC Championship

Rachel Liu ’25 MS HJPC Golf Champ

Jasmine Nguyen ’26 HJPC Singles Champ

Girls Tennis – South Zone Championship; SPC Championship

Middle School Girls Track HJCP Medalists

playing at the next level

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HJPC Doubles 1st and 2nd Place

“This year made me really appreciate the little moments I had with my teammates and coaches.”  Kate Consoli ’23 45

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Middle School Boys Basketball HJPC Champs

Baseball Eighth Grade HJPC Champs

20202021 Season Recap Cheerleading: not a traditional season due to Covid-19

Girls Varsity Tennis SPC Champions

Boys Cross Country: not a traditional season due to Covid-19 Girls Cross Country: not a traditional season due to Covid-19 Field hockey: Houston City Tournament Champions — Undefeated Season Football: Private School Podcast Coach of the Year: Nathan Larned Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year: Ezekiel Evans ’21 Private School Podcast Player of the Year: Dillon Bell ’22 Finish in 2020 Undefeated, No SPC due to Covid-19 Boys Volleyball: Finish in 2020-2021: No SPC due to Covid-19 Girls Volleyball: Finish in 2020-2021: No SPC due to Covid-19 Boys Basketball: Finish in 2020-2021: No SPC due to Covid-19 ALLSOUTH ZONE Kamsi Ndee ’22 and Ben Shaper ’22 Girls Basketball: Finish in 2020-2021: No SPC due to Covid-19 ALLSOUTH ZONE Sarah Xu ’23 and December Stevenson ’21 Boys Soccer: Finish in 2020-2021: 1st Place South Zone ALLSOUTH ZONE Charles Hawthorn ’21, Henry Hawthorn ’23, Thomas Richard ’23, Luis Graham ’22, and Ethan Jett ’23 Girls Soccer: Finish in 2020-2021: No SPC due to Covid-19 ALLSOUTH ZONE Isabelle Grace ’21, Lilly Tanabe ’21, and Macy McCallum ’23

Boys Swimming: Finish in 2020-2021: 2nd Place South Zone ALLSPC TEAM: Cade Duncan ’23, Pryce Pivec ’22 , Alexander Farahbod ’23, Cade Brown ’22, and Prescott Lau ’22 Girls Swimming: Finish in 2020-2021: 1st Place South Zone ALLSPC TEAM Sydney Smith ’23, Olivia Howard ’21, Grace Markovich ’21, Laura Saunders ’22, Tori Livingstone '24, Zelie Hughes ’21, Karen Li '22, and Paysan Lau '23 Wrestling: Finish in 2020-2021: Did not compete due to Covid-19 Baseball: Finish in 2020-2021: 3rd Place in South Zone ALLSOUTH ZONE Chase Pelter ’21, Blake Pou ’21, and Rashaad James ’22 Boys Golf: Finish in 2020-2021: SPC Champions (1st Place overall) ALLSOUTH ZONE Jaivir Pande ’23, Brooks Morrell ’22, Locke Stanton ’22, Will Anderson ’23, and Charlie Solé ’23 Girls Golf: Finish in 2020-2021: 2nd place in South Zone ALLSOUTH ZONE Avery Thompson ’22, Allyn Stephens ’22, and Meghan Anand ’21 Boys Lacrosse: Finish in 2020-2021: 1st Place South Zone ALLDISTRICT Watt Muir ’23, Colton Silverstein ’24, and Walter Osowski ’24 HONORABLE MENTION Kee Shaper ’22, Blake Winburne ’21, and Hudson Gage ’21

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Middle School Second Team HJPC

Boys Tennis Second Place Doubles HJPC Tournament

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Golf SPC First Place Boys

Middle School Boys Golf JHPC Golf Team Champs

Girls Lacrosse: Finish in 2020-2021: 2nd Place South Zone ALLSTATE Kate Vlasek ’21, Lila Griggs ’21, Braeden Arkless ’22, Patricia Lynn ’22, and Kyle Massey ’23 ALLDISTRICT Charlotte Shively ’21 and Raquel McCauley ’23 Softball: Finish in 2020-2021: 4th Place South Zone ALLSOUTH ZONE Ellington Whitaker ’22 and Jordan Finkelstein ’23 Boys Tennis: Finish in 2021: 3rd place in South Zone (3-way 1st Place tie) ALLSOUTH ZONE Drew Adler ’24 and Anthony Gonzalez ’23 Girls Tennis: Finish in 2021: SPC Champions (1st place overall) ALLSOUTH ZONE Andrea Le ’21, Ella Brissett ’21, and Ellie Morrow ’24 Boys Track & Field: Finish in 2021: 2nd place SPC ALLSOUTH ZONE Aaron Wilson '21, Press Robinson '21, Cameron Henry '22 , Tobe Nwabudike '22, Dillon Bell '22, and Micah Bell '23 Girls Track & Field: Finish in 2021: 2nd Place in South Zone, 4th Place SPC ALLSOUTH ZONE Kennedi Poullard '22, Jalen Elrod '21, Kevriana Scott '22, Macy McCallum '23, Tori Livingstone '24, Princess Maryanne Nwora '23, Ashlyn Gilhooley '23, London Norris '24, and Catherine Gordon '24

HJPC Titles/Runner Ups Eighth Grade Boys Basketball HJPC Champions Tennis Jasmine Nguyen ’26 won the singles tournament. Katie Reese McCartney ’25 and Caroline Nelson ’25 won the doubles tournament. Molly Dinerstein ’25 and Fife Famurewa ’26 placed 2nd in the doubles tournament. Middle School Girls Tennis Finished the regular season 2nd overall team. Boys Tennis Jackson Staley ’25 and Matthew Gonzalez ’25 finished 2nd in doubles tournament. Golf Middle School Girls HJPC Championships at Hermann Golf Course Rachel Liu ’25 won 1st overall. MS Baseball HJPC Champions undefeated season MS Softball HJPC 2nd Place (undefeated in regular season)

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THE KINKAID SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ͛Ɛ ůƵŵŶŝ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚ ĂƐ Ă ůŝĂŝƐŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƟŵƵůĂƟŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂůƵŵŶŝ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ĂůƵŵŶŝ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů͘ dŚĞ ůƵŵŶŝ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĂƌĚ ŵĞĞƚƐ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌůǇ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŝƐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůƵŵŶŝ ,ŽůŝĚĂǇ WĂƌƚǇ͕ ůƵŵŶŝ /ŶƚĞƌŝŵ dĞƌŵ EŝŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ůƵŵŶŝ ǁĂƌĚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ůƵŵŶŝ dĂĐŽ ŽŽƚŚ Ăƚ &ŝĞůĚ ĂǇ͕ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ůƵŵŶŝ ǁĂƌĚƐ Ăƚ hƉƉĞƌ ^ĐŚŽŽů ,ŽŶŽƌ ĂǇ͕ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ<ŽŶŶĞĐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ͘

NEW ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS 20212022 Krystal D. Carter ’01 attended the University of Houston with a concentration in Corporate Organizational Communication. After spending nearly two decades leveraging the Salesforce platform to help companies create scalable solutions for doing business better, Krystal transitioned from her VP role at a national consulting firm and founded Danny Kay Consulting, a boutique firm specializing in Salesforce implementations. Krystal has been a repeat featured keynote speaker at Salesforce’s annual conference as well as other tech conferences and events. As a class correspondent, Krystal enjoys keeping up with most of her friends from Kinkaid. She has put a lot of effort into giving back by establishing a mentorship program between black alumni and current students of color. She also focuses on giving back to her community by exposing young girls to career opportunities in tech. Krystal has served as a member of the United Against Human Trafficking board, Big Brothers Big Sisters Young Professionals board, and in her spare time, she enjoys cooking, collecting passport stamps, spoiling her niece and nephew, and hosting her friends for game nights.

Carvana Hicks Cloud ’95 graduated from DePauw University with a BA in Spanish Language and Literature, and earned a JD from South Texas College of Law. Carvana began her legal career as a prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and completed her most recent stint as the Bureau Chief of the Special Victims Bureau. Now she is the Deputy Director of the Community Affairs Division for the Houston Police Department where she establishes strategic partnerships with governmental, private, and nonprofit entities to streamline access to the resources individuals and families need to be safe and healthy in their respective communities. As a black child exposed to domestic violence while growing up in one of Houston’s most impoverished communities, Carvana is passionate about addressing the systemic deficiencies that exacerbate violence and crime in communities by addressing the following social determinants of health: 1) Economic Stability, 2) Education, 3) Healthcare, 4) Social and Community, and 4) Neighborhood and Environment. In 2020, Carvana founded Community Empowerment Solutions, a social justice collaborative designed to support and empower underserved communities by creating conditions that reduce violence and promote positive outcomes where people live, learn, work, and play. Carvana is married and has two children.

Allison Speed Crosswell ’92 graduated from The University of Texas in 1996 with a BBA in Marketing and earned an MBA from Rice University in 2002. She worked for Lehman Brothers in their Private Client Services business until 2006, and then for a local accounting firm in their wealth management division until 2009. Allison now owns a floral business, Posie, that specializes in personal floral design. She and her husband, Miller Crosswell ‘94, have three sons at Kinkaid; Miller ’26, Philip ’28 and Oscar ’30. They enjoy spending some of their free time with family and friends in Round Top and Ingram.

Frank Alexander Vandiver ’82 graduated from Vanderbilt in 1986 with a history degree and earned a JD from University of Houston in 1986. He is richly blessed to have been married for over 30 years to Courtney Vandiver and has three children - Alex, Will ’15 and Sarah ’19. Alex works in the real estate industry in Houston; Will works in the oil & gas industry in Ft. Worth; and Sarah is a junior at TCU. Professionally, Frank worked at Bracewell & Patterson before leaving the firm to be an in-house lawyer for Sterling Chemicals and then Huntsman. In 2006, he co- founded a title company, Title Houston Holdings, closing commercial and residential real estate transactions in Houston and throughout Texas. Frank enjoys hunting, golf, and fishing with family and friends.

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Kinkaid Alumni Streaming Live At the end of 2020, the Alumni Association launched a new webinar series called Kinkaid Alumni Talon Talks. The first Talon Talks was held on December 2, 2020. A panel of outstanding entertainment industry alumni discussed the future of television. Jeff Martin ’78 moderated the alumni panel, including Ross Dinnerstein ’97, Eileen Jones ’01, and Erika Green Swafford ’90. Over 300 people signed up for the live webinar.

headlines to discuss the development and delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine. Industry leaders in biotech, research, and distribution shared insights into the latest headlines. Jay Vyas ’85 led the discussion with Stan Erck ’66, and Lisa Helfman ’93. Prior to the panel discussion, Head of School Jonathan Eades shared how Kinkaid has managed to safely open, and remain open, during the global pandemic.

On March 10, 2020, the second Talon Talks streamed. An outstanding panel of alumni took us behind the

Both Talon Talks recordings are available on Kinkaid’s YouTube Channel!

20212022 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President

Rod Crowl ’66

Kathy McAnelly Schwartz ’79

Lisa Crosswell Stone ’83

Courtney Domercq Daily ’94

Frank Vandiver ’82

Marie Fay Evnochides ’59, Emeritus

Ben Whitman ’92

Vice-President Matthew Gordon ’99

Eleni Antonellos Fuller ’76 Nicole Nathan Gibson ’88

Ex-officio Doug George ’94

Secretary

Laura Byrd Herring ’76

Ben Brown ’01

Leslie Ballard Hull ’93

Trustee Liaison

Melissa Lyon Johnson ’74

Ashley Morgan Hanna ’93

Palmer Letzerich ’90

Faculty Representative

Members Kent Altsuler ’89 Bruce Bilger ’01 Krystal Carter ’01 Carvana Hicks Cloud ’95 Allison Speed Crosswell ’92

Scott Locher ’84 Ryan McCleary ’91

Michael Vischak

Kenny Meyer ’69

Sr. Representatives

Jane Hoffert Moore ’46, Emeritus

Kay Lucke ’22

Michel Miller Mullet ’00

Amruth Nandish ’22

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THE KINKAID YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZATION KYPO dŚĞ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ zŽƵŶŐ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ KƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ;<zWKͿ ǁĂƐ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůƵŵŶŝ͕ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϭϱ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŽ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞ ,ŽƵƐƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ <zWK ŚŽƐƚƐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚƐ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ ůƵŵŶŝ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂǇ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂůƵŵŶŝ ƚŽ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ hƉƉĞƌ ^ĐŚŽŽů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ůŝĨĞ ĂŌĞƌ <ŝŶŬĂŝĚ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϮϭͲϮϮ͕ <zWK ŝƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ĂůƵŵŶŝ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϳ ʹ ϮϬϭϲ͘

KYPO BOARD MEMBER ROSTER 20202021 President Julia Wood Harris ’08

Vice President Kenner Smith Francis ’10

NEW KYPO BOARD MEMBERS 20212022 Frances Andrews ’15 attended Texas A&M University and earned a master’s degree in accounting. She is currently working as a Tax Consultant at Deloitte focusing on oil & gas and private equity tax strategies. In her free time, she enjoys reading and trying new restaurants in Houston.

Members Frances Andrews ’15 William Case ’11 Kevin Clegg ’08 Campbell Cravens ’12 Marshall Crawford ’09 Thomas Deskin ’10

Kevin Clegg ’08 attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Plan II Honors. He is currently the Vice President of Tregan Energy and previously worked at Chevron. He is married to Katherine Verity Clegg ’08, a pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital and mother to their two wonderful boys — Cameron (2.5) and Harris (2 months). In his free time, Kevin enjoys cooking and biking.

Brooks Elias ’15 Nick Fernandez ’16 Hunter Hartwell ’13 Hollan Hensley ’09 Elizabeth Robinson Kendrick ’07

Thomas Deskin ’10 attended Southern Methodist University and graduated with a degree in accounting. He is currently an Associate for Greenhill & Co in their Houston office. Thomas enjoys playing golf and watching the Astros in his free time.

Mary Labanowski ’16 Ashley McGaw ’15 Millie Nishikawa ’12 Collins Orr ’14 Chinna O’Suji ’11 Anabelle Reade ’12 Emily Robinson ’13

Nick Fernandez ’16 attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a BA in government and a minor in economics. He is currently working as a legal assistant for AK Law Firm. Nick is a founding board member of the 501c3 that has recently partnered with the Barbara Bush Foundation to create pop-up reading rooms around Houston. Nick enjoys learning new dishes to cook and spending time with his dog, Maggie.

Brenda Ruiz ’14 Ben Thomas ’13 Elizabeth Clark Waltrip ’14

Ex-officio Byron Langford ’07

Mary Labanowski ’16 graduated from the University of Southern California in the spring of 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in cinematic arts. She currently works for Morgan Stanley as an investment banking analyst in their energy group in Houston. Outside of work, she likes to play tennis and pickleball, try new restaurants, and spend time with her family.

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Chinna O’Suji ’11 attended Stanford University, where she played varsity women’s lacrosse and received Dean’s List recognition. In 2015, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science & Engineering, focused in financial decision, and a minor in Spanish. She then began her career in investment banking as an analyst in Citi’s Global Energy Group in Houston and advanced to associate in the same group. Chinna currently works for Brookfield Asset Management as an Infrastructure Investments Associate.

Anabelle Reade ’12 attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in retail merchandising and consumer sciences, along with a Business Foundations Certificate. She is currently working in Influencer Marketing and Brand Partnerships at rewardStyle LiketoKnow.it. In her free time, Anabelle enjoys trying new restaurants, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Ben Thomas ’13 graduated from Baylor University, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. He recently co-founded a software startup with Nick Whalley ’13 called Nutiliti, an all-in-one utilities app. You can find Ben on his skis or hitting tennis balls or - his favorite thing - playing guitar with his hometown band in Houston.

Elizabeth Clark Waltrip ’14 attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in business. Upon graduating from UT, Elizabeth earned her MBA from the Acton School of Business in 2019. She is currently working for a commercial bank in Houston, Third Coast Bank, as a credit analyst. In November 2019, Elizabeth married her husband Will Waltrip. They are living in Houston enjoying exploring the city as young professionals. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys running, reading, and when possible traveling.

Kinkaid’s Olympian We are so proud of Raevyn Rogers '14! From the Kinkaid track to the Olympic 800 meter race in Tokyo, this alumna continues to soar to new heights!

“Raevyn ran a personal best to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, and I couldn’t be happier for her or more proud of her accomplishments!... Raevyn’s work ethic, competitive drive, humble nature, grit, dedication, generosity, and years of sacrifice continues to allow her to compete at the highest level in track and field.” — Cheryl Mitchell, US/MS Teacher and Varsity Cross Country Program Head, coached Raevyn in track from 2011 - 2014 and was with Raevyn and her family in Oregon to watch Raevyn qualify for the Olympic team.

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Charles Lawrence '96, Heather Lawrence Mitchell, Berdon Lawrence, Rolanette Lawrence, and Mark Lawrence

Distinguished Alumni Awards 2021

n Friday, April 16, we recognized the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees. This year’s recipients were Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Berdon Lawrence, Distinguished Alumnus Darrell Bock ’71, Distinguished Young Alumna Michelle Cho ’98, Outstanding Alumni Service awardee Jane Hoffert Moore ’46, and Core Values Ambassador Tom Wey. Honorees were recognized with their families in attendance on campus at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony in The Recital Hall followed by a celebratory lunch in The Commons. The ceremony was live streamed for the rest of the Kinkaid community. Additionally, Upper School students heard from Distinguished Alumnus Darrell Bock ’71 and Distinguished Young Alumna Michelle Cho ’98 at their (Zoom) assembly. The 2021 honoree tribute videos are posted on our website at Kinkaid.org/alumni/distinguished-alumni. Zachary Wood, Michelle Cho '98, Grace Cho, and Dan Cho

Alicia Moore, Sally Bakko, Jane Hoffert Moore '46, Susan Moore Ishmael, and Rachel Ishmael '12 (fs)

Joady Bock Rubin '73 (fs), Darcy Bock Forman '68, Darrell Bock '71, Sally Bock, Maggie Bock, and John Bock '64

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Class Notes & Alumni News 1930-1949 Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 1620 Calumet Dr. Houston, TX 77004 713-529-9700 1950-1957 Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’53 3121 Buffalo Speedway, Apt 4104 Houston, TX 77098 713-621-4673 texaschm2@att.net Page Thomson Steele ’54 23714 Cansfield Way Katy, TX 77494 713-504-3792 pagetsteele@yahoo.com Summer is here after a one of a kind first six months. Would you believe icicles a foot long clinging to my Azalea branches! Believe it or not the Azaleas were prettier than ever! Only in our “one of a kind Texas”. The capital of the world. Kinkaid looks now like a college with a bell tower. Gone forever our little Richmond home. But we “The Richmond Guards” are still chorusing its humble beginnings and its achievement of great heights in “Richmond Guard” proud tones. I have recent news about several of our classmates. Sylvia Jenny Rabson ’54 has moved from “Aggieland” to “Sugar Land” Texas. She now resides at the Overture in order to be closer to her daughter Tamara. In February, Ann Collette Mengden ’50 celebrated her 88th birthday with her family before going into quarantine for Covid-19 in the Village in San Antonio. She is well and happy and wishes us the best new year possible. In March, my compadre Page Thomson Steele ’54 (fs), Jane Heyck Gaucher

Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomer ’53 and Sylvia Jenny Rabson ’54 catch up on old and new news at lunch at Jane's home. Alumnae friends and friends for over 65 years!

Page Thomson Steele ’54, Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’53, and Katherine Fay Smith ’54

Montgomery ’53, and Katherine Fay Smith ’54 (fs) gathered for our first Brown Thumb Garden Club Meeting in a year. We enjoyed spinach chicken crepes and yummy plum and whipped cream dessert crepes and crème brûlée as only Malcolm Rowland the Manager of The Junior League of Houston Tea Room can orchestrate. Tom Cronin ’54 and his lovely bride Judy had their granddaughters live with them during the pandemic. They did everything from cooking to monitoring the birth of Monarch butterflies! Zora celebrated by riding her first bike! The best part of a pandemic! Lastly, we are forever grateful that Barbara Ivy Jogerst ’49 got her book about her beloved cousin, Paul Swank: Enduring Hero, published and had the chance to enjoy its success. She had spent 20 years putting it together. What a thrill it was to see it written and praised as an enduring memoir of World War II. It was also featured at Book Fair two years ago. Until next time – when we hope to have more news as we see our alum friends in person not Zoom. Loved talking at you!

1958 Lucy Lee Lamme 21 Briar Hollow Lane Unit 803 Houston, TX 77027 713-781-1765 lucylamme@att.net 58ers are huffing and puffing the 80 candles on our birthday cakes this year. Some of the first 80s are Dorothy Malone Gumbert and Eddie Gumbert, who are living on their ranch in Wimberley. Then the celebrations continued as Linda Lester Griffin and husband John organized appropriate festivities at Tony’s with Klinka Garrett Lollar and John Lollar ’56, Jan and Tommy Davis ’55, Jane Jorns Van Santen, Mary Kay McFarlane Gaedcke (fs) and Gilbert Gaedcke ’54 (fs), Lucy and Willie Carl ’55 (fs). Tami Baird Dyer and Pat Dyer, Lin and me, and the kids Emily

Attwell Crosswell ’59 and Holcombe Crosswell (fs). Where are the rest of you? To my surprise, this is my last Kinkaid graduation, with grandson Charlie Lamme ’21 walking through the daisy hoops and on to TCU. On the ivy chains have been me, my brother Tommy ’65, my sister Lana ’63 and her sons, our three sons, and two of our grandsons. All were lifers. My first graduation performance was in 1945. As the entire student body participated and performed, Tami and I led the kindergarten singing “The Thread Follows the Needle”. To this day, I don’t remember who was the thread and who was the needle.

1959 John Hagerman 24800 I-45, Suite 100 The Woodlands, TX 77386 johndhagerman@hotmail.com The Class of 1959 mourns the death of beloved classmate Scott Tillinghast. His obituary published in The Houston Chronicle on April 18, 2021 is below. Josh Scott Tillinghast 1941-2021 September 20, 1941 – April 10, 2021 Scott, as he was known, was born Saturday, September 20, 1941 in Galveston, Texas. As is not uncommon with Spina Bifida babies, he had Hydrocephalus. The shunt had not yet been invented. The water either drained from the baby’s brain, and the baby lived or not. Scott lived although he suffered from other medical challenges – severe allergies and asthma. Scott attended Condit Elementary in first and second grades. But at the end of second grade Scott’s parents were told that he might be retarded. Scott had learned to read when he was three and had no interest in “Dick and Jane”. When Scott’s mother demonstrated that Scott could read on an adult level from a Reader’s Digest, private school was recommended. Kinkaid was able to provide the nurturing Scott needed until he graduated from there in 1959. Scott earned both a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Texas in theoretical math. His Master’s Thesis was titled “Energy Eigenvalues of the Deuteron Approximated with the Aid of the Laplace Transform”. None of his family had any idea what this meant, but they were very proud of him. He taught at Blinn College in

Brenham and North Texas University in Denton before he started work on his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. He continued the Ph.D. course work at the University of Houston where he was a teaching assistant. Scott worked during his undergraduate and graduate years at whatever he could find. This included being a teaching assistant, a house painter, a server in the school cafeteria, an employee of Shakey’s Pizza, etc. But before finishing his Ph.D., the lure of a regular paycheck called, and he began work in 1976 for Harris County as a computer programmer. In 1980 because of increased economic opportunities, he changed jobs to Getty Oil Company as a programmer analyst. But in 1984 he retired on disability due to multiple medical issues. Scott spent the rest of his life working on various political campaigns, being involved in several support groups, tracing his family lineage, working on complex theoretical math problems, and meeting multiple medical challenges. He died on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from pulmonary fibrosis, a relatively rare disease from which his mother and her older sister died. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Harry Scott Tillinghast and Ulysses Grant Gillespie, his grandmothers, Jennie Lila Stansell Tillinghast and Josephine Anderson Gillespie, his parents, Josh and Louise Gillespie Tillinghast, his brother Mark Grant Tillinghast, uncles, Harry Scott Tillinghast, Jr. and James Tichborne Tillinghast, aunts, Helen Gillespie Follansbee and Edith Gillespie Adams. He is survived by his sister Jane Louise Tillinghast ’64 (fs), first cousins in Arizona, California, Germany, Oregon, second cousins in New Mexico, Oklahoma and other states, special friends Chris and Delia Cowles, and many other friends who helped him over the years.

1960 Sassy English Stanton 1404 Potomac Houston, Texas 77057 713-266-9919 sassy@stanton-pinckard.com Allan Port Houston, TX allan.port@att.net Classmates and former students from 1960 gathered for dinner on Saturday, April 24. The catalyst was a visit by Robert Robins (fs), who resides at

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Incline Village, Nevada and Palo Alto, California. Also here from California were Bob Cronin and spouse Anne, who were recently wed after courting since college days. The primary organizers were Ann Gardner Arens (fs) and Stuart Davis Blackshear, who contacted many classmates in an effort to bolster attendance. Markley Crosswell (fs) came by briefly before moving on to another event. Others in attendance were Skip Hamilton, Skip Vaughan, Bob Cronin, Fred Knapp, Richard Doehring ’61, Allan Port, Robert Robins, Wayne Pratt (fs), David Frederking, Margot Steenland Cater (fs), Stuart Davis Blackshear, Ann Gardner Arens (fs), and Suzanne Terry Smith.

1961 Samuel Crocker Houston, Texas samuelcrockerlaw@gmail.com The late Bill Greenwood (fs) left a nationwide legion of devoted admirers - War Birders (collectors and daring pilots of prized vintage WWII fighter aircraft). He was a perennial star at their annual roundups (the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Air Show) in Racine, Wisconsin every August. Every Warbirder I have met sang of his daring exploits in his perfectly restored Spitfire TE 308. For 26 years, he survived engine losses, terrifying storms, trees that popped up from nowhere, hazardous mountain flying, and many a near miss. Always a versatile athlete, Bill was also an almost Olympic skier from Aspen for many years. He was excited about joining us for the 60th reunion and we will miss him. He is survived by son Charles and legions of Warbirders. Babette Fraser Hale remained the consummate writer of short stories and novels, appearing in Texas Monthly, Houston City Magazine and the Chronicled, and winning the Meyerson Award from Southwest Review. A reviewer of

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her latest collection of short stories, “A Wall of Bright Flowers,” noted that “the silent partner in every story is the sonic, rolling landscape (Texas), evocative of nature in all its beauty and hardship.” Sadly, her dear husband, Leon, passed away in March at age 99. We all knew Leon. He was truly the bard of Texas, chronicling the lives of Texans and Texas through his touching and evocative tales of everyday people and places. He always made me wistful for yesterday and the world beyond the gates of Kinkaid. Babette and Leon were tireless partners in beautifully sketching all that makes Texas special. They both introduced their latest works at Brazos Bookstore in March. He will be missed by many generations of Texans.

1962 Adrian Turner Ross Houston, Texas adrian@rexross.com Greetings, Class of 1962! It has been almost sixty years since we donned our white caps and gowns and received our Kinkaid diplomas! Some of our classmates have sent memories of their days at Kinkaid. A few are humorous, some are nostalgic, and some I have edited due to space restrictions. Van Russell remembers when he was a junior, during Gilbert and Sullivan rehearsals, he and some of his buddies carried an Isetta (car) into the Senior Lounge. It was eventually driven through the halls, back to the parking lot by its owner, and the offenders earned some “Saturday detention”, which Van remembers was well worth it. Bob Phillips relayed that when he was a senior, he had a junior girl forge so many excuses from gym with his mother’s signature that Coach Hanagriff told him just to skip gym. There are several memories involving happenings at the “Old School” on Richmond. Carolyn Ferguson Means vividly remembers dissecting an enormous bullfrog in sixth grade. The frog was alive to start with, but the girls prepared it for Mrs. Little’s class, and the lesson was memorable to say the least. John Butcher remembers watching HMS Pinafore on the stage in the little gym. That was the same stage where in sixth grade Carolyn and I debuted our short-lived acting careers as co-Christopher Robins in two performances of Winnie the Pooh. John also remembers chipping two teeth while playing Capture the Flag, and Coach Hanagriff not being too concerned. Susan Cooper Gaudet recalls having lunch on the benches outdoors at the Richmond campus, eating sandwiches and drinking grape

soda, while enjoying good company. (By the way, the best chocolate cake was five cents.) She also, remembers joining her dad (Head of School John Cooper) to visit the construction on the “new campus” on Memorial. We moved to that campus in 1958. Claudia Turner Aycock remembers riding The Kinkaid School bus, saying “What a bunch of rowdies!”. Claudia also recalls the graduation ceremonies on the lawn, as I do. All students (second grade and older) were required to attend and white attire was required of all boys and girls. It was outdoors, but while Mrs. Kinkaid was Head of School, it never once rained. The old Commencement traditions of daisy chains and arches remain to this day. Hopefully, the above recollections have jogged your memories a bit, and you will contribute more stories for the next edition of the Kinkaid Magazine. Have a great summer everyone, and I hope you will be in Houston to celebrate our 60th reunion next Spring!

1963 Calanne Koenig Choate Pearland, Texas mayamom@hotmail.com Carlton Carl writes, “My little downtown in Martindale, TX now has the thriving Martindale River Cafe (music on my courtyard Thursday through Sunday), Good Things grocery and sundries, the Martindale Municipal Library, and three venues (two old general store buildings and one a large river bank) for weddings, quinceañeras, graduation parties, etc. The recent snow made a beautiful little town on the San Marcos River even more so. Come visit.” Dave Shaver writes, “Debbie and I have been blessed with four wonderful grandchildren who challenge us with their boundless energy! We are enthused about them and our hiking

Debbie and Dave Shaver ’63 atop Whitaker Point

Martindale, Texas, hometown of Carlton Carl ’63 after the freeze

trips. In 2020, to combat coronavirus stay-at-home boredom, we trekked in the Ozark Mountains, at Fairview and Franklin, NC, and at Mt. Rainier National Park.

1964 Claire Andreae Murray Silver Spring, Maryland claire.murray@verizon.net Who knew all we wanted for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza was our prized Covid-19 Vaccine. Hopefully by now, one and all are blessed with one or possibly two vaccines and herd immunity has infiltrated the global hordes. Ergo we can once again congregate safely with our cherished brethren near and far. No doubt there is a varied tale to tell about lockdown and the blossoming reemergence into society once again. Por moi the lure of exotic locales still prevails, but cruising in the big boys may linger in the caution bucket for a time. To think our greatest fear was once the dreaded Norovirus, which now appears as mostly inconsequential nonsense, unless you are currently in the throws of it to be sure…The most arduous part of this journey for a psychologist I found is having to connect with clients via telehealth sessions which frankly is like connecting in a sensory deprivation tank. Singularly frustrating but certainly saves on the need for haircuts, work clothes or any clothes at all for that matter. Cindy Bambeck Smith made full use of her lockdown time reading some amazing books as she shares, “I just finished a memoir called The Last Resort by Douglas Rogers about a family (white) who were trying to keep possession of their home/livelihood during Mugabe’s regime. I thought it was quite an eye opener. We visited there about six years ago briefly. I’ve ordered his second book, Two Weeks in November, about Mugabe’s fall. I expect to be cheering. He’s a good story teller. Right now, I’m reading The Book of Longings, a novel by Sue Monk Kidd. I really loved The Invention of Wings, but this is quite different (controversial, I’m sure) - about Jesus’ marriage. My

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Crested Butte book club chose it for this month’s book”. Even as things begin to open up, snuggling up with a good book is about the speed we all operate on at our tender years… Who knew Covid-19 birthdays could go so well during lockdown. Rocky McAshan and his two sons David and Robert all had a birthday celebration within a day of each other. Thanks to David and his wife, the house was replete with streamers, balloons and granddaughters. Talk about the perfect birthday gift, Rocky got a karaoke amp with two microphones which obviously led to songs like “My Way”, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and other golden oldies. After a fajita dinner and Godiva chocolate cheesecake, the evening was topped off by the proverbial Irish whiskey tasting and Zoom meeting with many other family members. Photos of the event elucidate the amount of hair that can grow in a year’s time. Just picture Rocky as a septuagenarian hippy. Perfect new look so dodge the shears… Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter is celebrating the future to come. She shares, “We are alive, healthy, and vaccinated. No interesting travels, no concerts, no theater for the past year but expect the next to be better. Relief from boredom came from golf, but this bitter winter curtailed even that. We are heading to La Jolla in June for the US Open golf tournament and our granddaughter, Delaney, and one of her girlfriends will join us for a week as a high school graduation present. She is off to Ithaca College in the fall (can’t believe it!). Her mother and twin brothers can’t come because the boys have finals. Hoping our younger daughter, son-in-law, and the little girls (7 and 5) can also come out, but uncertain. The little ones finally go back to in person school (we believe, but the Philadelphia school district keeps changing plans from moment to moment) five days a week in September. Slowly, slowly, back to normal, if everyone will just get their vaccinations.” Oh to hug and kiss on our kids and grandkids once again, not to mention our mail man, barber and purveyor of spirits or even any sentient being within our grasp…Wishing all of you a safe and salubrious reemergence into your life as you once knew it or now want it to be given the lessons well learned this past year. Be Well and Stay Safe.

1965 Tami Fox Brau Austin, Texas tazmazan@gmail.com

No doubt, it’s been a strange year. Even so, we have managed to stay busy and engaged. Larry Neuhaus (fs) writes that he will have three grandchildren in college next year. One at Washington and Lee, one at TCU, and one at University of Georgia. He celebrated 51 years of marriage bliss this year and has 10 grandchildren. Larry reports, “I spend a great deal of my time working on preserving Galveston Bay as chair of the capital campaign and cochair of the building committee for construction of a new education and headquarters building on 30 acres in Kemah. Life is good!” Barbara Moses Robertson is happy to write that she and husband, Corby, have two granddaughters in the 2021 Kinkaid Graduation Class. Bradyn Elizabeth Robertson ’21, daughter of Corby ’89 and Brooke Robertson, will be heading to The University of Texas in The Plan II Honor Program. Lillie Keen Morenz ’21, daughter of Christine ’92 and Shea Morenz, will be heading to The University of Texas in The School of Nursing. Barbara and Corby’s other grandchildren are also attending Kinkaid. Hope Morenz ’23 and Hunter Robertson ’23 are in 10th grade. Gayle Robertson ’25 is in 8th grade. Jake Robertson ’27 is in 6th grade. Shea Morenz ’28 and Keen Robertson ’28 are in 5th grade. Kaki Robertson ’31 is in 2nd grade. Barbara says, “Despite the various Covid 19 protocols instated throughout the school year, the Kinkaid students have had a great 2020-21 academic school year, playing school sports, participating in school activities, and adjusting to a new administration under Head of School Jonathan Eades.” Rick Horsey has lots of things going on and writes, “My purpose lately has been to go back to school and work towards becoming a Unity Minister. For the last two and a half years, I have been taking classes, either in person or via Zoom since the pandemic hit, and on May 4th, I completed all of my educational training and began an eight month internship in July. My wife and I traveled to Florida and began that work in Titusville. I very much look forward to this last part of this journey. And, OK, Florida isn’t the worst place to be through next winter. Since our graduation from Kinkaid, it’s as though I have been a lifelong learner. My only regret is that I did not put my best efforts forward academically while I was at Kinkaid, but I truly had a great time while I was there. So, I am not sure I would have changed a thing about it even if I could. OK, maybe I would have avoided the concussion playing football and the broken leg playing

baseball, but that is about it. In my educational journey, I completed a mechanical engineering degree from UT in Austin, half of an MBA from U of H, half of a Masters in Psychology from Texas State University, became a practicing Hypnotherapist in Santa Fe, New Mexcico, and now after almost four years, I will be an ordained Unity Minister through their Seminary in Lees Summit, Missouri by early next year. Maybe someday I will actually learn something…But it has been a fun ride.” Larry Hankamer (fs) writes, “I am working on a project to mitigate the spread of zebra mussels, the invasive species that infests the Highland Lakes and dozens of other Texas lakes. If you love our lakes or have waterfront property and are concerned about zebra mussels, please contact me at Lhankamer@aol.com.” As for me, Tami Fox Brau, I’ve had a busy year working on gardening and writing projects as well as taking a few Zoom golf lessons. Speaking of Zoom, it’s been interesting seeing our decades old garden club adapt to the pandemic with Zoom meetings. I’ve also enjoyed spending time with family and look forward to many outdoor summer activities.

1966 Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh Houston, Texas plkfc@hotmail.com Congratulations to Stan Erck on his outstanding and interesting Alumni Talon Talks presentation! Thank you for your effort to provide vaccines to people all over the world. It is always good to hear from John Diffey. I appreciate his insight and his reflection. He wrote: “As challenging as the pandemic has been in so many respects, some of the organizations with which we have been working have pivoted well and are thriving. Our church’s Sunday attendance by Zoom is about 50% greater than the former in-person turnout. Our food ministry has been both more essential and more generously supported. Our chamber music center made the bold decision to proceed with a capital campaign and received such a generous response that we had to raise our goal within the first month. And our zoomed Chester County History Center’s book group has doubled its attendance during the pandemic. To be sure, we’re ready to resume more normal patterns of being with family and friends as that becomes safer. And certainly, too many lives have been lost; too many

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families have suffered; and too many people have been adversely affected financially. At the same time, we have been impressed and pleased with the resourcefulness, determination, and skill with which many people and organizations have persisted. We hope these reflections describe many of your own experiences also. And we are looking forward to our all being together again before too much longer.” From Bubba Koenig: “Hi Pat- hope you and all our classmates are safe and healthy. Linda and I have both gotten our two shots (Moderna). Being at the first of the line for vaccines is about the only benefit of getting old that I can think of at the moment (LOL)! We will be leaving in May for northern New Mexico to spend a few days at Vermejo Park Ranch for some fishing, riding and relaxing. This trip had been planned for November last year but was interrupted by Mr. Covid. We hope to be able to make a trip this fall to The Mighty 5 Utah parks and the Grand Canyon. Things seem to be loosening up a bit, so we hope to make a couple of overseas trips in 2022. We’ve ventured out to eat a few times and get together with friends who have also received their full vaccination, so that helps ease the frustration and boredom of the lockdown environment we had to put up with these last long months. I was so disappointed that we had to cancel the reunion but certainly understand the reasons why. Hope we can plan on a get-together this fall if things are relaxed. Hope everyone gets through this pandemic without too much adversity. My best to all, Bubba” As with so many of you, many months at home caused me to re-discover cluttered closets, clothes that haven’t been worn in years, drawers that have needed organizing since the day we moved into our house, and a real messy garage! I also discovered Thrift Books which offers free delivery, so I took advantage as I gave myself permission to read some truly wonderful books during the day (a sure sign of being retired). I continued with piano lessons and even agreed to play in my teacher’s December Zoom recital - 72-yearold me and a bunch of 8-year-olds. I was a nervous wreck! I can’t believe I agreed to play for her May recital. That is high stress! M A & my family - kids and grands- - remain healthy. Polly, our oldest grandchild, is off to Texas A&M next fall. This is truly one of life’s transitions - grandkids to college. I will stay in close touch with the Kinkaid Alumni Office and will let everyone know if we can plan something for the fall. Rob Wilson, George Kuhn, and Ernie Graham had their own

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mini-reunion in lieu of the canceled event. They look mighty good! Let’s take a moment to remember our dear, sweet, funny friend, Terry Mickley Hall, who passed away in November 2020. Each of us has a memory of her laugh, her sense of humor, her inhaler, and her joyful approach to life. Blessings and continued good health for each of you. Please be in touch.

1967 Laurye Rutten Tanner Albuquerque, NM lauryert@yahoo.com Carter Hood Cunningham wrote they all are vaccinated. She is still in Maryland taking care of eleven-month-old Jane, Patrick, and Campbell’s little girl. She is also taking care of Whittaker, their son Schuyler and Hope’s five-monthold little boy. Carter goes back to Princeton every other week or so and cooks, shops, and cleans for her husband. Over Easter, she had her two grandsons sleep over and it was a total blast. There was an Easter egg hunt and pancakes and playing and just wonderful fun. She took the train back to Hyattsville late afternoon on Sunday. Her first train ride in over a year. Everyone was very respectful and wearing masks. Sarah Lee Hodell wrote: “Hawaii has been cold lately. I don’t have heaters and trade winds blast underneath my windows. So far, no windows have blown out. I do my best to walk two miles daily. I feel like I have to put weights in my pockets to not blow away! I do my best to take routes least windy. That works going one way but coming home the wind blows so hard I almost walks backwards.” Sarah remembers living in Arizona being windy like that. They have had bad floods there but it has not affected her. She misses the mainland - being able to drive across country or ease of visiting. She is saving her money for a move or more travel when the time is right. Her daughter, Heather, is doing well in her design company and wants Sarah to live near her in San Diego. No grandkids in the future. Oh well! Sarah bought another nice Cannon camera for her African trip that hasn’t happened yet. She will go down to the zoo and capture images of giraffes. Their elephants are small, pink, Indian elephants who were gifts from Gandhi. Nancy Corley Wehrung writes, “It’s really nice when we get to go out and do things that feel normal again. We’ve been lucky too – and healthy.”

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While driving through New Mexico, Buddy Trotter and his brand new wife, Jeanie, stopped over for a visit. I hope Jeanie was not too bored because Buddy and I were non-stop remembering our high school days. Many memories I was sworn to secrecy. I hope real soon you will get the honor to meet Jeanie. Kathy Cowart Hall wrote that last spring turned out to be an excellent time to retire from teaching! Lance and Kathy are very glad to be fully vaccinated after a year of staying close to home and patio visits with friends and family. They came through in good health and with a fairly positive outlook—although she still doesn’t always know what day it is. She is grateful for lessons learned and a stronger appreciation for those that quietly keep them safe and make their lives run smoothly. She, and so do I, hope all our ’67 classmates came through this trying year equally successfully. New Mexico’s governor has been really strict and has not opened all of New Mexico. The whole state has only 2 million people. Albuquerque has half of the population. We are only partly opened while the less populated countries are more opened. What has kept me sane through all of this: I bought a swim spa to do my water exercises, jogging, and swimming. The best money I have every spent. Having my granddaughter here has put joy in my life daily. Zoom meeting with family and friends always lifts my spirits. I’m still beading jewelry. I feel like I am a hoarder of beaded jewelry. Lastly, YouTube on my TV. I have learned so much. This is the last time I will be class correspondent. I hope someone will step up and represent the class of 1967.

1968 Annie Owen Houston, Texas anniedowen@me.com Elizabeth Topper Nash San Marcos, Texas enash@grandecom.net

1969 Bonnie German Chandler Harvard, Massachusetts bchandler1@charter.net Once again, our classmates have lots of news. We all knew (after our last reunion) that Mark Bing was struggling with a debilitating illness, and last November, Marianne Tatum suggested the class get together and nominate him for Kinkaid’s annual

Distinguished Alumni Awards. Many of us sent in testimonials and realms of information about his amazing life as a dedicated family doctor. Kinkaid had too many outstanding nominees that year to include him, and only two months later we were all saddened to hear of Mark’s death. Looking for a way to honor him in this column, Carole Smithwick-Kiebach suggested that we send in up to two memories about Mark. Carole contributed the following story: Mark arrived late to school one day, and my mother overheard Mrs. Vaughn accosting him with, “Mr. Bing, why are you late?” Mark replied, “The bull took out the pasture fence and the cows all got out, so we had to get them back before we could come to school.” Mrs. Vaughn then snapped, “Really, Mr. Bing, what do you think is more important - getting the cows back or being at school on time?” At which Mark just looked at her nonplussed and responded, “Getting the cows back!” Carole’s other story is an example of how he treated people: “When Gracie Davis passed away, she was divorced and had school age children. Mark was with those kids and helping them cope until they were situated safely. No fuss, no fanfare, just solid Mark behavior.” Tom Falik: “The most vivid memory I have of Mark was that he, with Jeff Cross, Don Pickels, Rick Frachtman and me, used to shoot off rockets (without permission) from behind the science building. At the time, it was probably pretty nerdy, but we loved it. “ Rick continued the story: “One of Mark’s rockets exploded and shook the building. It measured about five on the Richter scale.” Rick also recalled, “He and I teamed up for a project in Edith Carroll’s Spanish class, probably in eighth grade, where we created a beer commercial in Spanish. Our ‘cerveza’ concoction turned colors when we added a chemical called phenolphthalein. Mrs. Carroll liked our combining modern chemistry with Spanish.” Rick said Mark was considered “Falcon of the Year” by many in our class. Marcy West: “When we were in elementary school, I’m thinking about fifth grade, he used to bring me horned lizards that he caught on the railroad tracks there in Katy. I thought at the time that it was just the neatest thing for him to do. I’d keep them a day or two, then send them back with him to release. My grandmother explained to me how they needed their freedom. We probably exchanged ten or so of the lizards over the course of a year.”

Marcy, that is especially interesting because my sister and I, too, had several temporary horned lizard pets, as well as lizards and toads, that we used to capture and keep for a while, until we would get tired of catching grasshoppers to feed them. Don: “My main memories of the Bingster are our advanced Kinkaid science classes in which a small group of us were taught by the eccentric professors Montgomery and Fisher. The physics and chemistry curriculums were difficult, so our teachers did their best to explain entropy, relativity, and quantum physics. Of course, they used the arcane science jargon used in most textbooks. But not Bing! He was a dedicated country boy who spoke in clear, understandable words. He broke it down and made it more comprehensible, like he later did as a terrific medical doctor. After high school, I got to know Bing better when I was our Class Rep for five years. Mark would always reply to my requests for class notes, and kept us enthralled with stories of his private railroad car touring America. I loved the lunches attended in Katy by Bing, Garth Whittington and Cross. We learned there’s wisdom in keeping old friends in your life. Bing will be missed by all. Let’s learn to keep in touch and fight against the hate that has engulfed our country.” Garth: “Up until the mid-60’s, Kinkaid did not have a cross country team. Mark and I created the team and concept and got Kinkaid to provide a coach. Mark quit exercising during his long years of medical training and gained a lot of weight. About the time that Mark came back to Katy, I had been racing in triathlons for several years when my feet gave out and I took up cycling exclusively. I turned Mark on to cycling (later on he became the official MD for the Alek Velodrome), and he said that I saved his life. For over three decades as my GP/MD he refused to charge me a penny.” As for me, your correspondent has some good memories, too. Toward the end of our senior year, Mark, knowing my interest in dogs, told me frequently about his family’s two new puppies of a rare new breed, Rottweilers. I seem to remember that they were from the first litter born in Texas. The very last day of school, I finished my last exam in the morning and told everyone I was going to have to wait around campus until the end of the day because my mother couldn’t pick me up until then. But, as it turned out, someone offered me a ride home, so I left earlier than planned. (I seem to remember it was either Marcy or a teacher, but I can’t quite remember which.) It wasn’t until the rest of my family got home that

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I found out Mark had been asking for me after I left. He had gone home nearly an hour’s drive to Katy - and brought back his puppies for me to meet. I was very touched that he had done that, and sorry to miss it. Another favorite memory is something his sister Sarah ’71, who was a close friend of my sister Cherie ’71, said to my sister and me once. She commented that she really didn’t understand Mark’s enthusiasm for the cross country team. “I’m not a football fan,” she said, “but at least in football you have a chance to die gloriously in front of cheering fans, whereas with cross country, you just wear yourself out and drop anonymously by the roadside.” In other news, it has been a busy year for our classmates with grandchildren, retirements, and, even at our age, marriages! Jeff plans to “join the majority that is retired as of August 31st. Looking forward to the next phase of life - a 48-year career in the insurance industry is surely enough for me!” One month after their 43rd anniversary, Rick Frachtman and his wife Anne welcomed their fourth grandchild in March. Gavin is the second son for his daughter Lindsey and her husband Scott. (The others are 2, 4, and 9.) “As many of you know, there is nothing like having grandchildren!” In other news, he retired from his radiology practice at the end of last year and says, “I have not looked back. This has given me more time to spend with family, to make seemingly more doctors’ appointments, to start clearing the house of junk and old papers that have accumulated for decades (I even came across old schoolwork in scrapbooks, a slide rule, and some ties older than my kids), to arrange new vacation trips, and re-make other plans that were torpedoed last year by Covid-19.” Don was disappointed that President Biden’s election victory canceled his band’s planned Inauguration concert. “But that’s life!” He has some new songs to perform, “maybe at the 2025 Inauguration Ball!” Sam Wright married Phyllis MacMillan New Year’s Eve in Marlin, TX, where they now live. “I have returned to my former position as a reservist lawyer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will likely be deploying for disasters. I will be 70 in a few days, but I am not ready to hang it up.” Tom Falik, like Sam, is “glad to have someone special, and not interested in thinking about retirement.” He is living in West Hartford, CT with his significant other of about four years, Linda Stone. In 2019, he became Director of Finance and Administration of a local charity,

African Caribbean American Families of Children with Disabilities. It was supposed to be part-time, but Covid-19 and other things made it pretty full time. “It’s great to have something important to do,” Tom shared. Another newlywed is Mark Lewis, who married Ivy Gold, his girlfriend of eight years, this January. He has been in Dallas for seven years now, working in the management consulting industry. “Loving it, and have no plans to retire any time soon.” He has taken up long-distance biking, with a former co-worker with whom he recently reconnected. “From home to White Rock Lake, around the lake, and back is about 32 miles, which prepared us well for the recent 28-mile Dallas Police Second Annual Ride of Honor in Krum, Texas. Although it was my first, we hope to do many more charity rides in and around North Texas. All in all, life is great!” Marianne Tatum just wrapped a Hulu series with Steve Martin and Martin Short called Only Murders in the Building. Marianne shared, “Yes, it’s a continuous hoot to work with those guys!” Her next role is playing a night shift nurse in a film with Jessica Chastain and Eddy Redmayne called The Good Nurse. “It’s about that nurse who was a serial mercy killer,” she shared. Other than that, Marianne says all is well: “Thankful for work at my age! Older than God. My love to all.” Martin Dukler and his wife Dianne live in Santa Fe surrounded by mountain views. “Dianne continues excel as an oil painter, and I continue to operate our management consulting practice with eight partners. We are taking more time to be outdoors. In fact, on Wednesday we head to Utah for our kids’ college graduation and to help them get ready to move to Palo Alto (Stanford PhD programs). While we are there, we are going hiking around Moab and Arches National park. We try to be outdoors as much as possible.” Judy Nuen (fs) has finally left Houston. She and her sister sold their family house, built one in Naples, Florida, and moved in April. She says, “All the stores and restaurants are open, and everyone is happy and smiling and walking around outside on the streets until 2:00 AM! We love it here!” She plans to come back occasionally to see her friends in Houston. Tony Arnold and his wife Jennie have left Corpus Christi after 35 years. They built a house on Canyon Lake, north of San Antonio and moved in May 2019. Tony did some part time work in New Braunfels but retired from that at the end of last year. “We stay active with long walks in our hilly subdivision, attending local concerts

which are finally starting again, pickle ball (a cross between tennis and ping pong for seniors), and maintaining our property. In my spare time, I tinker with old guitar amps of the 50’s and 60’s, servicing and building reproductions on request while slowly growing deaf listening to the music of our generation, cranked so my neighbors can enjoy it too. Evenings usually include a glass or two of wine on the back porch overlooking the lake, watching the various local critters which include fox, porcupines, our small herd of “pet” deer which we hand feed, and the occasional unwanted feral hog. Please drop by if you’re in the neighborhood!” I, too have a new grandchild to boast about. August was born in March, joining his sister Aralynn, my son Cedric, and his wife Crystal’s family. Thanks to everyone for all the news!

1970 Malcolm Waddell Houston, Texas mwaddell@waddellinvestments.com mwaddell@sba-skincare.com Since I last reported to you, my classmates, I have gotten two shots in my arm, and it was a liberating feeling. After a more than one-year lockdown, going to New York to visit our new grandson Owen, whom we’d only seen once in late June 2020, became our first post-vaccination trip. After a quick stay in the Big Apple to see daughter Amanda ’06, our sonin-law Yusuke, and Owen, we then spent a full 10 days with our entire family in Woodstock, NY, our first time all together since Thanksgiving 2019. It was wonderful. Many of the Class of 1970 had their own after-vaccine stories. So, we’ll start with some of them. Sally Dudley Kent (fs) reacted to our NY plans with her update. “I am so happy for you and Suzanne to be finally able to get your hands on that baby. That must have been awful missing that first year up close. We are all shot up and heading out, too. Just spent four days eating our way through New Orleans for our first trial trip with old friends. Bob and I are going to Santa Fe next week with old friends to eat a bit more. As much as we love to cook, we are very happy to be eating out again.” Betsy Mickley Sheets now lives back here in Spring, TX and is loving it. She continues, “Wish I knew my plans! I lost my sister Terry ’66 suddenly last November. Once some things sort out here, I will go with my friend John and take off in his RV to anywhere – don’t care where, just go! My boys, their wives and my grandkids are all

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great!” Janet Lee Cohen shared her sentiments: “Happy Post-Vaccination! It’s such a relief. Getting together with family is our first mission, too. We’re planning to visit Rick’s 96 and 97-year-old parents in Florida this spring. They’ve been hanging on in hopes of celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary this summer. We aren’t waiting and are going down now. The rest of our family are well and are being vaccinated as we speak. Although this year has been very challenging for all, we’re grateful to have come out the other side. So many people are suffering - what a trial it has been. We’re hoping for a better future for everyone. I’m recovering from cataract surgery - a breeze - and can’t wait to have the second eye done in a couple of weeks. Another sign of our ‘maturity’ but one that’s very easily taken care of. Other than that, we’re walking and zooming and trying to stay upbeat and busy. There’s no shortage of things to do. We just have to figure out how to do them safely. It’s a good problem-solving activity. I remain optimistic about the future but recognize that there will always be challenges. Onward and upward. Sending love to all of you from New Hampshire.” Janet and Rick also snuck down to Houston for her mom’s 92nd birthday at the end of February just after their second shots. Phil Salvador shared, “We are all fine here – fully vaccinated and so on. We asked if we could have some nice tags to wear around our necks to prove this, like our dog has, but apparently not. Son Lucas still works for ASML in Connecticut. Daughter Carla is studying at Ewha Womans [sic] University in Seoul, Korea. Christiane has started doing Tai Chi and will participate in World Tai Chi Day soon with me cheering her on. I continue working on my kayaking. No immediate travel plans, but Christiane will go to Germany in July for a month to check up on family and friends.” Neal Anderson, who will turn 69 with me on our same-day birthday in May, reported: “All is good. Elaine and I, along with all our daughters and husbands, have had the vaccine. We are up to five beautiful grandkids – four girls and a boy.” Bob Frachtman is “still practicing gastroenterology full-time, starting at 6:00 AM three days a week and 8:00 AM on the other two. What can I say? It’s a calling. Sherrie (still the queen of non-profits) and I greatly enjoy being Gabe’s grandparents; he’s the son of our oldest son Julian here in Austin. Grandchild number two will arrive in April. Julian is co-founder of a self-serve rich media advertising company, which is doing very well. Second son, Brandon, is now

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engaged to a St. John’s ex. Cousins Ron Bernell and Carolyn have met and approve. Brandon, also in Austin, is director of development of a commercial real estate company. It’s a great time to be in Austin doing real estate. Daughter Adrienne, who is a speech pathologist in Denver, is shifting careers and is taking dental school prerequisites. Sherrie and I are still plant-based, with only a bit of cheating here and there (mostly me, re cheating).” Sally Weld Frost (fs) also checked in from her new home: “At the end of October last year, Carl and I made a drastic move. We sold our Houston home and moved to the mountains of Linville, North Carolina! We are near Banner Elk, Boone, Blowing Rock, and an hour from Asheville. Carl was born in Houston, and I was two-weeks-old when Mom and Dad moved our family from Illinois to begin Dad’s work at Kinkaid in 1952! It was a long drive with a 2-week-old, 5-year-old, and 7-year-old and no air conditioning in the car! Other than our three years that we lived in Wimberley, we have always lived in Houston. We decided to leave seven million people and the crazy traffic. Houston has 3,630 people per square mile, and Linville has only 19 people per square mile! Our house is on two acres and has 200 feet of river frontage on the Linville River. We also have a loud, bustling creek that runs through our property with five small waterfalls that you can see and hear from the deck. Our son is still in Houston, but since he is an avid fisherman, I know he will be a frequent visitor. Our daughter and her four kids are still in California, but they are hoping to move soon back to Texas! It is colder here than Houston. We saw our first beautiful snowfall on Christmas morning, and there have been some adjustments, such as learning to layer our clothes! The people here have been very welcoming, and we have found a wonderful small church. The church even has two stained glass windows given in memory of the Weld family who lived in the area. I have met three new cousins that I didn’t know existed. The pace is slower, and we are happy! We feel we have found our heaven on earth.” And right after Sally’s note arrived, our other North Carolinian (parttime), Sam Collins, shared his news, “We just got to Asheville for the first time since October. This is the second trip we’ve taken this month after being fully vaccinated. In April we flew to Puerto Rico where Jordan ’00 now lives doing real estate development and green energy projects. We spent a terrific week with him and his girlfriend in San Juan staying with him in his high-rise condo, exploring

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Old San Juan, taking a road trip for a couple of days to Rincon on the west coast, soaking up sun and surf, and eating our way through the island. In Houston, we spend a lot of time with Emily ’02 and granddaughter Poppy (20 months old) and my son-in-law, Lance, who is a doctor. They have moved from Ohio, bought a home in Cinco Ranch in Katy, and are now expecting again with baby boy Blau in May. We feel pretty liberated with the vaccine, seeing friends, eating out (mostly outdoors), and now travelling although we are still careful and continue to mask up. We love being grandparents and look forward to the arrival of number two. Andi and I moved out of my office and are working from home, but I have severely limited my practice and call myself semi-retired although some days it doesn’t feel like it. Everyone, stay safe.” Sheryl Lynn Coles Jones checked in from her home in New Braunfels, “Now that we are vaccinated, Jack and I are planning to begin seeing family more this summer. We have trips planned to Louisiana and Virginia over the summer, plus a trip alone to Colorado for a week with our two dogs. My grandson turns one in July, so will definitely be there to celebrate. We don’t have any international travel plans this year – maybe in 2022.” Tom Hale (fs) has definitely been on the move. Tom says, “Sherry and I just made it to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Boston, Salem, Fenway Park for a game and tour, Newport, New Hampshire, and Plymouth to see my Mayflower grandfather and grandmother x13 grave and house. Did the Freedom Trail walk, and we had a blast! Our son, Theodore, will graduate from Law School in early May.” Ellen Ginther Reifslager was also traveling when I heard from her. Ellen shared, “For the last week, I have been in Laguna Beach with one of my daughters and her family. Walter and I usually go together, but this time I wanted a full immersion experience, which was very fulfilling. I’m now on my way to meet Walter in Sedona for maybe up to a week. Although it seems we are mostly in Santa Fe at this point, we are always going back to Austin. Our son and daughter-inlaw just moved there, and they are loving it. Our other daughter is in Santa Fe with us, which is great.” I reconnected Sally Kent and Ellen hoping they could meet up during Sally’s trip to NM. Alas, that didn’t happen, but they reconnected via email which is one of the things that I love about this job. And it was so great hearing from Bill Paull, whom I’ve been trying to track down for a while now. Bill takes it from here: “Holly and I are

fine. I retired from Ernst & Young, and simultaneously we ‘retired’ from New York City as well. We’re back in Houston. I’m loving retirement but looking forward to some international travel as soon as it’s feasible.” Bill and I are headed to lunch this week to catch up after way too long! Thanks to Bill Blomdahl and his Facebook posts, I reconnected with Glenn Smith, whom I reported briefly on last issue. Glenn sent a new update stating, “I’m planning on a return trip to Bonneville Salt Flats for the International Flight Archery Championships where my grandkids hold 11 World Records. I have two boys and two girls from 12 to 20 years old. The girls keep me hopping with rodeo queen competitions. Ranching and 7K Precious Metals activities fill up the ‘spare’ time when I’m not recharging my battery at the river near Utopia, Texas.” When I recalled a senior year memory with Glenn remarking that we were about to be the same age as our graduation year, Glenn had a different take on it, “I’m actually not 70; I’m 18 with 52 years’ experience.” Just under the wire, Sandy Stebbins Fossand shot me an email saying, “I’m deeply relieved to be fully vaccinated and past the waiting period. I’m not sure how much will change as a result, but at least I can now spend time with and hug my daughter, and that’s huge. I’ve made some wonderful music connections online during the past year that I hope will outlast the pandemic. The many virtual sessions have brought new friends up and down the West Coast as well as in Maryland, England, Germany, and Australia, and they have enriched my lockdown world immeasurably. Anyone need a good editor? Or a collaborator or ghost writer for an autobiography or a memoir? Let me know! My daughter Margaret is loving working as an EMT. She now has a great schedule and is happily ensconced in her first solo apartment. She even has a cat. She’s about to clear out the last of the belongings she’s been storing with me. Hallelujah! That will make various other transformations possible. I might even be able to offer a guest bed, so say, ‘Hey’, if you’re in the area.” Thanks to all of you who sent in news. Everyone loves hearing from you. Enjoy your summer, and remember our twice-delayed 50th reunion will be held this October. Till then, stay in touch and keep the notes coming.

1971 Claudia Wilson Frost Houston, Texas Cfrost@orrick.com

1972 Lewis Luckenbach Sugar Land, TX lluckfam@aol.com Allan Tang Houston, TX allantang@earthlink.net Tracy Taft Barr reports to be happy and grateful to be living in Blanco, TX on some acreage with her dogs, cats and horses. “I lost my husband in 2017 and am happy to report that I’ve found a wonderful partner, Tom, who also enjoys the hill country and who loves to travel. I serve on the Rotary Club of Blanco County Board and stay busy with various community projects. Tom and I look forward to spending the rest of our golden years traveling the world.” David Hessel, our class contemporary jazz musician, retired last March and apparently is also French-speaking. He reports (primarily in English) that son, Max, is graduating with a BS in Finance from URI in May and is interviewing for a couple of positions. Fingers crossed! Depending on where Max winds up, they will sell their place up North and plan to spend eight months down South and the summers somewhere cooler. He still plans to play jazz whenever possible and will probably fly up to do some gigs in NJ/ NYC when live music returns. Laissez le bon temps rouller, Cher ! (see what I mean?) Sara Haynes (fs) is looking forward to seeing everyone at our next reunion, and very happy to report that she is fully vaccinated. By the time this issue goes to press, Westcott Cemetery Association, of which she is the founding board president, will have held a Covid-safe event at historic McDaniel Street Cemetery in the Eastex/Jensen community of North Houston. She and her sisters formed the Association in 2018 with the goal of restoring and maintaining it as an asset for the community in this under resourced area of Houston. Dearest friend and our classmate, Nina O’Leary Zilkha, visited the cemetery with her in 2019 and immediately understood the vision. She has been a champion of this project since then and this year joined the advisory council. Last year, they received the Texas Historical Commission’s Historic Texas Cemetery designation. In December 2020, The Fondren Foundation awarded a challenge grant with a 1:1 match, which siblings Ed Allday ’69 (fs) and Ellie Allday Camberg ’77 (fs) co-sponsored on behalf of the association. Sarah has three grandchildren in Houston. One of her twin grandkids has the Westcott family name for his middle name, as does

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Catherine Penn Williams ’72 and husband Stephen's two shih tzu rescues, Toby and Mr. Monk

Sara, so she’s hoping these young boys will not only learn about community service but one day, when she’s long gone, become board members of the association. This project is a labor of love in trying-on-retirement during the pandemic. Learning a lot and having fun while making a meaningful contribution. Please visit www. westcottcemeteryassociation.org. She really appreciates that she is considered an alumna even though she didn’t graduate with us. Heck, that sounds like deep Kinkaid family to me. From the far corners of the state of Virginia, erstwhile Falcon soccer standout, George Shackelford, wants to report that he is in fact still alive and kicking (he was kind of a high school soccer star). After spending his working career in Houston, he retired in 2017 and moved to Culpeper, Virginia. That would be the Culpeper about 35 miles north of Charlottesville, and about 30 miles from the Shenandoah National Forest and skyline drive. “After almost four years, it is still strange to see mountains when I leave the driveway. We built an apartment onto our daughter’s home and now live on five acres with four generations in the same house. It is awesome. We have six grandchildren (two in Houston with our son, three with us in Virginia, and our oldest grandson at school in Ohio), and we have a great grandson who has been such a blessing during all this self quarantine. He is 21 months old and keeps us young while making us feel so old. I know I don’t have the most grandkids in the class, but I might be the first to have a great grandchild!!

My wife and I had traveled some prior to Covid-19, and got to see a lot of the East Coast. On March 8, we headed to Alaska to start traveling again. My local hobbies are photography (wildlife and landscape), last winter we had 18 bald eagles on the lake eight minutes from the house, and last summer I went up to Big Meadow off Skyline Drive and photographed the Milky Way. I think the last time I saw the Milky Way was the Canada canoe/camping trip with Coach Chaney and Coach Hanagriff. I also play pickleball three or four times a week and am working with the town and county on getting permanent courts built. I also play in tournaments in the Richmond and Fairfax areas. I also am working on playing the guitar, and I write funny lyrics about the grandkids and play the songs for them. When they were young they laughed, now they just roll their eyes.” Franci Williamson reports staying in touch with Tracy, Cathy Loucks Mullett, Marcia Sonenthal Falloure and Judy Lee Lyman, plus David, Jim Holland (fs), and Mac McClure ’73. She and husband, Tim, enjoy working on their beautiful home in San Marcos/Hays County with a new pool in the works. Sounds like a nice place for a reunion pool party? Lewis Luckenbach keeps up with Harriett Peckham Geick (fs). “I think we are the only two classmates that live out in Fort Bend County. She is doing well and has two grandchildren she is very busy with. I will be getting together with her later this year and will have more to report. On my front, both of my daughters

are pregnant, one is due in August the other in late October. That will bring my total to seven. The ages of the grandchildren range from two to ten. My two oldest play soccer for the Albion Hurricanes located on Campbell Road. I am the coach of my granddaughter’s team. Maximus, the oldest, plays on a select team. I have been the team manager for his team over the last three years. I normally am the oldest person out there at 67. I take the grandchildren to other athletic practices as well. No retirement or rest for me. This November will be my 40th anniversary of being self-employed with my bookkeeping and tax service in Sugar Land, TX. Everyone have a wonderful spring and summer.” Allan Tang gladly reports he may finally be done sending his kids to school. “Wife Cynthia and I are planning a post-covid trip to NYC in May to attend son’s doctoral defense at Weill Cornell Medical. It is the end of a long road for number two son Colin who has been rigorously pursuing cancer research in the labs at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC for the last 4 1/2 years. Seems that NY is recognizing the success of our vaccination numbers and allowing 25% capacity at public gatherings in NYC. We are quite pleased to know that there is in fact an end to school/formal training for the next generation and that the oral defense may well be the final step and end of it.”

1973 Pam Dilworth Kissiah Houston, Texas pkissiah@gmail.com The Class of 1973 has pushed through the challenges of Covid-19, and we have come out on the other side. I am delighted to share this news from some of my classmates as life begins to return to normal. DeLinda Fuqua Baker – “My family has been doing well and had minimal

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damage during last winter’s freeze. Anytime we have major storms, like this one or hurricanes or floods, it quickly makes me realize how much I’ve come to depend on my comforts, computer, and local businesses (perhaps in that order). Okay, I admit it, I have been spoiled. My husband and I have received our vaccinations. And we went on our first trip to Seattle to visit my oldest son and grandchildren for Easter break. My middle son has been deployed overseas with the Coast Guard in the Persian Gulf; but thankfully, he will be returned to the states in April. And my daughter is working as the marketing director for the Menil. One final tidbit, for those who remember Coach Hunter (my dad), he is also doing well and still following alumni updates on his former students. For those who don’t know, when I retired from my career in 2016, I decided to pursue a longtime passion and write books. I published my third book toward the end of 2020, An Enduring Legacy of Faith, and I am now working on my fourth. I am really enjoying this new phase of life. So, for me, retirement has been about family and pursuit of passions.” Chris Jones – “I have good and happy news - I started dating Maggie Warren Brown ’74 in the fall of 2020. Jim Finklestein ’74 played matchmaker!” Scott West – “We’ve got post-covid trips planned for the spring, summer, and fall of 2021 to exotic places like Fredericksburg, TX in March. In June, we’ll be doing a trip to Fairhope, AL (ever seen Hart of Dixie?) and attending a wedding in NY. We’re off to Crested Butte in August for family and friends (if you’re in the latter, no drop-ins without advance notice), and we are planning a road or flying trip to Arkansas at some point before November. At present, I’m dealing with a poison ivy outbreak from clearing brush at our country place. Final note, after tending livestock during our snowy week of February weather, I can’t fathom how ranchers in Colorado make it through five months of cold weather.” Janet Weingarten Battista – “During the first week of March 2020, we went to Charleston, SC, to celebrate my birthday. We were a little nervous about this little coronavirus bug, but we got on that plane anyway. Little did we know it would be our last trip anywhere for over 12 months! Now, fully vaccinated at last, we’re going to visit daughter Lauren in Colorado and go skiing! And we have rescheduled our trip to the Galapagos! And we may actually get to visit Texas at some point in the near future! What a year it has been.” John Knight – “I have been staying close with family by phone and

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looking forward to a first visit by grandkids in a long time now that vaccines are around. We are really looking forward to a trip to the Colorado Rockies. We are looking to hide out from the hot Tucson summer and maybe to find a future home. There’s always something to do but nothing that makes for interesting stories! That’s probably a good thing. I read somewhere that the best times in history are the years between entries in the history books when nothing happened.” Lisa Bernell Rostad – “I am still in Houston and I am still caring for my mother. The virus has had it challenges with caregivers and safety protocols, but all in all, I am grateful for this time with my mother and my family. My daughter, Laura, moved to Austin and my son, Markus, stayed in Manhattan throughout the entire virus. I am planning my first trip to visit him soon!” Bart Brewer – “Times like this still present opportunities for each of us to make our time around our parenthetical dash count for something beyond our parenthetical dash. I find that reassuring and exciting.” Judy Sud Morris – “My daughter Rebecca is expecting a baby late July! My first grandchild! I am so excited!” Mark Steiner – “I have some happy news: my book, Lincoln and Citizenship, was published in April 2021 by Southern Illinois University Press. Also, I qualified for membership in the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas for the sixth year in a row. Perhaps by the end of the summer, my wife Lee and I might go to a restaurant and sit down and order a meal!” Cline Young – “I got the second shot in April...finally! A little slow up here at Horseshoe Bay. No big news to report. In the retirement and rediscovery phase of life, I am re-learning what I always knew...I’m lazy and love it. I am playing golf and doing a lot of nothing otherwise. As I write this note, we are awaiting the arrival of grandchild number six - a boy. Looking forward to some much-awaited travel soon! The first trip outside of Houston for baby birthing will include North Shore, beyond Boston, to visit my daughter’s new bakery and, of course, my granddaughter. I am also heading to Key Largo for some fishing and hopefully, at some point, an extended trip overseas.” Chuck Blanton – “Like everyone, I was beyond ready to travel again once the vaccinations rolled out. My first trip was to La Playa! Nothing better than drinks and dominoes by the beach.”

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As for me, Pam Dilworth Kissiah – “We are no longer living in Houston full time. We have returned to Berkeley, California and are enjoying life again in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our daughter, Annie, moved with us to CA since she has not yet been able to resume her work as a DJ and music producer in Berlin, Germany. My first post-vaccination trip was to Westchester County, New York to visit our son, Clark, who has spent the past year cooking at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. On one of my trips back to Houston, I caught up with Lisa Bernell Rostad, Judy Sud Morris and Chuck Blanton for a birthday lunch at Brennan’s. And I was also lucky to catch a glimpse of Scott Jones and Missy Baker Jones during that trip, who are enjoying spending time with their children and grandchildren as often as possible. Stay well everyone!”

1974 Madeleine Topper Sheehy Houston, Texas madtop05@gmail.com

1975 Judy Levin Houston, Texas jude118@aol.com

1976 Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa Houston, Texas hbujosa@att.net Jim Andras: Champion dog breeder, great fisherman, even better new grandfather! Vita Thompson Avanesian reports that husband Georgic has retired as head of permitting for the City of Los Angeles. Relieved to be vaccinated. Daughters Alexandra and Rebecca are happy and have great jobs. Vita is enjoying her jewelry design business on Etsy. Sara Morse Bettencourt is a bird watcher extraordinaire. Master knitter and quilter, too! Jay Coskey and wife Anne are enjoying grandparenthood since daughter Julia Coskey Cole ’05 and husband Andrew have had some little ones. Kari Cole Duncan has some sad news, that her mother Roberta Cole passed away on April 14, 2021. Very sorry about that, Kari. Cavanaugh O’Leary and wife Blanca are enjoying their life in Aspen where Cavanaugh is so busy with his work with the Aspen Hope Center and

Mountain Rescue Aspen. Cavanaugh is on the board of and is legal council to the nonprofit Aspen Hope Center, one of only three nongovernmental crisis intervention organizations in the country. The Hope Center has clinicians based in most local schools in the Valley and pioneered a program to ride with police who are not trained to help people in crisis. Their mere presence can escalate an individual’s emotional state. This program is being adopted by other crisis centers around the country and will become the norm in crisis response in the future. The Hope Center also pioneered an intensive at-home program for high-risk individuals who do not need hospitalization. To date, they have had over 100 individuals in the program and they have not lost one to suicide. This program is also being studied by other crisis organizations. Through his work with Mountain Rescue over the last 17 years, Cavanaugh helped save people lost or injured in the backcountry, brought back those who did not survive an accident in the backcountry, and helped Hope Center clinicians with families who have lost loved ones due to accidents in the backcountry. Nice community service work, Cavanaugh and Blanca! Very inspiring. Jack Quinn sent us a great photo of his daughter Shannon, son-in-law Shaw, and grandson Harry. What a cute little guy! What a proud grandfather you must be, Jack! Andrea Vail Reed is back working in the actual office at Texas Children’s’ Hospital where she manages their endowment. Strange after almost a year of working remotely from home. Alas, no more fuzzy house slippers under the desk! Bob Snyder is officially retired. Painting and doing some wonderful hill country scenes as well as some fabulous coastal scenes. Jimmy Stroope will hopefully have all of his issues relating to the mid-February “Deep Freeze” resolved as of this

Jack Quinn’s ’76 daughter Shannon, son-in-law Shawn and grandson Harry. What a cute grandbaby!

printing. The virus, the severe freeze, etc. have been quite stressful for so many. Here’s to better days ahead for us all! Leila Terhune’s mother also passed away in January 2021. Leila said that “her mother’s family brought her so much joy, and she was surrounded with their love in the end.” We should all be so lucky. Very sorry about your mother, Leila. As for me, Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa, I am ready for this virus to GO AWAY! Grateful that my entire family has been vaccinated and that we have all made it through. I found out that I kinda enjoyed having my husband Carlos working from home. I also kinda liked not having to get dressed up to attend any meetings or luncheons. I have a new appreciation for lots of things like my garden, getting to hug my friends and family again, and being able to see friends once again. The whole world seems different. Our son Peter Bujosa ’07 was hired away from AIG and is now the National Product Leader - Public D&O Underwriting at Skyward Specialty Insurance. He’s in charge of Directors and Officers Insurance for publicly traded companies. Our youngest daughter Isabel Bujosa is the youngest and newest Agent at Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty! Two and a half years of interning and being an Agent’s Assistant paid off. I hope that everyone has fared well during this past, somewhat difficult year. Please feel free to send me any photos or news, no matter how big or small the news is. Everyone enjoys reading about their old friends!

1977 Jane VanDeMark Houston, Texas janevandemark@yahoo.com

1978 Andrea Vail Reed ’76 enjoying birthday lunch with Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa ’76 (not pictured) at Café Toulouse on a beautiful day in April

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Hello, everyone! Hard to believe that we are halfway through 2021! I hope this finds you well! David Gerger wants to offer some wedding advice: Son Adam married in February, with ten guests on a remote beach off the Florida west coast. Compared to a large wedding and sore feet, consider the small, barefoot option! His daughter is engaged as well. David continues to practice law in his own firm in Houston and would love to see more of our class. Here is hoping the coming year brings an end to the pandemic and its effects. Heather Fichter Cassidy happily wrote that they had their fourth grandbaby at the end of November, and number five at the end of March! They now have two boys and three girls!! Other than that, they are enjoying being more frequently mask-free and vaccinated! After 25 years in Kingwood, Jim Byrd reports that they are moving back into town to the 23rd floor of the Driscoll at River Oaks and looking forward to a great view of downtown! He is also moving his Byrd Land Services, Inc. office to Post Oak Place Drive just inside the Loop. They are enjoying their first grandchild Hal, who was born in December. Bill Bruce’s daughter Katharine Bruce Denby ’08 (fs) and her husband Tim had their first child Anna Page Hill Denby born on August 15, 2020. (I was fortunate to see a very precious picture of this sweet girl!) Caroline Hoff Breshears wrote in that her beautiful daughter Sara was married on February 27 in a gorgeous ceremony in Austin. Sara and her husband Chris live in San Antonio, where he is with Jacob Engineering and she works for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Caroline and her husband just returned from South Dakota where they visited their son Michael, a pilot for the South Dakota Air National Guard, after he just finished a three-month deployment. Their travels included time in Sioux Falls, the Badlands, the Needles, the Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park, as well as Mt. Rushmore. They were halfway through their visit when Michael spilled the beans that he’d just been promoted to Captain! Needless to say, they are quite proud of his accomplishments. Sealy Moore (fs) first wants to wish everyone a big hello! Sealy is currently moving back into the city (Houston) after realizing that even having four golf courses at the Kingwood Country Club could not improve his golf game. He has decided that he needs a new hobby, four-wheeler, jet ski, something. He will be living by the Terry Hershey Bike Trail in West

Houston so that he can ride his bike frequently and spend time drinking beer at Watson’s Pub on Grisby Road. He welcomes anyone to join him! He is also building a spec house with a friend in West U. Sealy would love to catch up with old classmates! (Feel free to drop me an email for Sealy’s contact info.) Carol Cummings Nail (fs) is delighted to be included in our class news. During a recent long overdue visit at the bay right before this write-up was due, I encouraged Carol, who is my cousin, to provide an update for our class submission. A good part of our conversation centered around keeping her up to date on classmates, and she loved hearing how everyone was doing! Carol attended Kinkaid from pre-school through eighth grade. She met her husband Al Nail at TCU, and they are celebrating 37 years of marriage in July! They homeschooled their two girls who then attended Texas A&M. One daughter works for a rep on the hill in DC, and the other just moved from her eightyear job on staff at their beloved Watermark Church in Dallas to come on board with the family real estate business. They love this stage of life and sharing their home in Kaufman, Texas where they ranch and have a cow calf operation raising Angus and Wagyu. She wishes everyone well! As for me, I had the pleasure of volunteering at a vaccine clinic where I scheduled seniors for vaccine appointments. It was a joy to help so many navigate the system and to give them a sense of freedom from being isolated. My part-time job is going back to in-person monthly meetings which will be a nice change from organizing SO MANY webinar meetings. My husband Ken is back in the office and things are starting to get back to almost normal again. We do want to always remember that while 2020 was difficult in some ways and not what we expected…it did allow us the opportunity to slow down a bit and enjoy a more simplified life that we hope to hang on to as we move forward. Thinking of you all and hoping that you enjoy the rest of 2021 and all that it brings!

1979 Steven Arnold Houston, Texas sda@3lmc.com Evans Attwell Houston, Texas eattwell@gmail.com Alice Berry Houston, Texas missformicadinette@yahoo.com

1980 Tom Dunlap Houston, TX 619-929-1413 td@tomdunlap.com We wanted to take a moment and remember our classmates that have departed us at this time. Frank Archer, Allison Hall Grove, Peter Haeckel, Allan Homsy, John Kirby, Alicia Crawford Kirkland, Ted Westmoreland. Our prayers and thoughts remain with all of these families. Beloved Debbie Davis Robinson sets the tone for this edition in her summary: “2020 started off with a bang. We won the lottery and quit our jobs. We said to hell with a pandemic and took a trip around the world. We killed a prehistoric wild hog in Africa and brought back lots of teeth for Shannon Wills Webb to implement in her jewelry business. We headed to Switzerland next, where we caught up with Molly Goodyear in her tutu and had an amazing downhill run with her and her fam. Frank pulled a groin. Next up was Vienna, where we caught Gina Fant-Simon in concert. My Frank fell asleep, but that always happens when the lights go out… and after all the hydrocodone who could blame him. We missed Marcella Chavez in Nepal. Our Sherpa led us astray. Frank was not comfortable in the rickshaw and complained a lot. On our way back to the states, we stopped in Florida to eat lettuce and run a marathon with the Bouchers. Frank’s groin was feeling better, so he went ahead and ran another half-marathon. We have not seen Anne Elise Mumford nor her mom at all. But then again, we haven’t been to any funerals in a year cause of the pandemic and also, we were in Africa. We are trying to connect with Tuttle girls for another streak down the Guadalupe River, but I have lost so much weight that I didn’t want to make anyone jealous. And YES, my high school earrings still fit. Frank and I have been vaccinated fully, but now I hear that it may cause sterility. A pity, I won’t be able to have any more children. We are planning on retiring to the Caymans. While our mansion is being built, we will have to live with Shelly Osborne Vester and Mark. But that’s ok, cause I can help babysit her grandkids since I don’t have any. That’s all for now! Missing you all my friends.” Monique Topper Lung, reporting in from Paris, shares that her career placement and coaching business is booming. She is expected to be in Paris for a couple of months but admits it’s a little spooky with all of the cafes and museums closed. She had a great time stopping in at Heidi

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David Barnes’ home in Venice Beach on her way to Alaska to witness the Aurora Borealis. Monique shares that the lights were absolutely amazing. Of course, Ray is home playing zookeeper for the pets. Sophie is rounding the corner headed for her senior year at UNC. A later breaker, Monique and Ray’s Sophie made the Dean’s List in the School of Journalism. Congratulations, Sophie. For those of you that followed our earlier notes, we still have not seen Becky Miller Boucher. That three-story head of kale might have taken her down. Actually, she and Jerry are enjoying the good life in Florida. Their healthy meals are unbelievable. Kudos to both of them for the success of an important message. Emily Attwell shares, “Tom and Anne Elise twisted my arm quite successfully! This is my first Kinkaid report EVER! I have spent the pandemic teaching zoom piano lessons from my DC home and doubling down on the things I loved doing in the “before times”: painting, learning new languages and reviewing old ones, studying flamenco dance, cajón (box drum) and cante (flamenco singing), baking sourdough, gardening, and hanging with my dog and two cats. I’m looking forward to seeing family and friends in person and to traveling when the world is in a better place. Much love to everyone.” Larry West, whose law firm is in Downtown Houston, reports that day-by-day he is seeing more pedestrian activity in downtown, which is far cry from the Stephen King aura Downtown Houston had seen for the past 13 months. I believe Larry and Sarah have one more yet to graduate high school on the road to becoming empty nesters. Sarah maintains a busy schedule as her business in full spectrum from the ground to the interior installation design counsel continues to grow. All that, and she manages to keep Larry busy. Far from retirement, in case that was unclear, Larry founded a law firm in downtown now in its fifth year. The firm’s focus is construction law, inter alia. Sally Anne Rutherford Skarke recently sold her needlepoint store after 13 years, so tells us she is free as a bird. And then she continues in a different tone, “we have five kids and eight grandchildren.” Lots of fun but that freedom thing is elusive, Sally Anne! Tami Alfrey Grubb moved from Sugar Land back to Houston at the onset of Covid-19, so she is still getting acclimated. She is excited to be back. She continues her part-time law practice. Her two kids are figuring out life after college. One is in Boston and one is in Telluride. Her sweet mom’s home suffered damage during the winter storm, so she will move into senior living. Molly Goodyear reports that she did

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indeed spend the winter in a pink tutu crossing the slopes: “I’m lucky to live in the mountains of Idaho because I’m able to get outside every day and hike, ski, mountain bike and play (and work)! My son Peter is a senior at Middlebury but decided to take this semester off and return next January. Since his racing team cancelled the season, he decided to go to Norway in January for three months to train and race. Ella, a sophomore at Bates in Maine, went the other direction and decided to go to San Diego to do her classes remotely and take advantage of the sun and sand. (Life is rough for my kids!) Reconnecting with many of you this past year has been really special for me, and I’m sorry we didn’t get to have an in-person reunion.” Michael Ereli has recovered from his bout with Covid-19 after three months to the day. He is up and biking as he was before. His family spent a good bit of the pandemic sequestered in Wimberley. He enjoyed being out of Houston and no business travel. He is still running the US division of a European-based software company. Since they provide cloud-based solutions for large companies, they’ve been busy as businesses scramble to enable remote workers. Both kids are close, and fortunately, are gainfully employed. Nikki ’15 is in her second year of teaching first graders as part of the Teach for America program at an inner-city school in Houston’s east side. Tommy ’17, who graduated from UT last spring, started as a business development consultant with Oracle in Austin. Sarah Goettsche Fletcher has fully succumbed to her life in upper New England. She taps her own maple syrup trees, has discerned how to stylishly wear plaid flannel to every occasion, and is happily engaged to Ben. (Or is it, Jerry? I forget.). She has been sustained this year by zoom-sharing with friends Lee Ellen Johnson Bell, Becky Miller Boucher, Ann Gustafson Sorice, and Warren Whitehead ’81. Erin Dougherty Hawkins was short on words. She continues her work as a geriatrics care manager. Their two kids are both finding their places in the world. Hubby is retired, and I sense that the same may be in order for Erin sooner than later. Kevin Anderson shares that his oldest is an engineer with a large energy operation in Houston. His middle child Emmie works with a digital marketing company. Or so he thinks, he is not really sure what she does. Of course, when we had computer classes at UT: Cobalt Big IBM took up half of the classroom. Of course, we just ask our kids when in need. His youngest Katie is in business school at UT. His super sweet mom was able

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to con the DMV into a drivers’ license renewal at 98. “OK Jacque, but just until 100.” Marshall Adkins says Kim is still running his life. In his spare time, Marshall continues to lead Raymond James’ Energy Investment Banking and gets away for hunting and fishing as much as he can. They have one pursuing a master’s at UT McCombs School, one at Bloomberg in New York, and the last of the trio graduating Kinkaid and headed to Trinity in the fall. We are overdue in expressing gratitude to Marshall’s wife Kim for her sustained, selfless service to the School. Gina Fant-Simon is forging ahead with the non-partisan organization, Common Cause, to help fight voter suppression in Texas after building Texas2020.org for last year’s state elections. She is in the process of creating tutorial videos for the city of Austin’s upcoming elections to help explain ranked-choice voting. Cliff Roberts has continued to expand his law practice into several different states in the last few years, focusing on electrocution burn and injury cases. He and Angie just returned from Punta Mita where they enjoyed celebrating wedding nuptials of Bobby Roberts, son of Bob Roberts ’77. Joe Jaworski (fs) continues to mediate for the Department of Defense. He plans to put those well-honed legal and peacemaker assets to work as the state’s next Attorney General. Check him out at www. JaworskiForTexas.com. It is rare that you have a friend that you’ve known who will sit down and share his soul. Amazingly unassuming. I was his one and only debate partner from 45 years ago. Trust me, he does not fumble the ball. Former Galveston Mayor Joe and his godsend wife Becca are approaching 31 years of (mostly) wedded bliss, and they split time between their homes in Houston and Galveston. Their son Lee, a junior at Boston College, plans to attend UT Law in Austin. Uber-sweet daughter Sasha, a high school sophomore, was featured as a cover model on the February edition of Galveston’s Coast Magazine. Katy Liedtke Bade has been homebound in Louisville for the duration. She has made a few ventures out to reboot her mind. She is now a Volunteer Coordinator at an inner-city school in Louisville. She is eager to create all of the makings for a grand party and take over Shannon’s pool. Claire Eaton Stuewer says hello to everyone but little to report. She has the travel bug and is just waiting for the all clear sign to hit the road and make up for lost time. Lee Ellen Johnson Bell is newly retired and loving it. She happily traded in her steel-toed boots and hard hat

from her consulting career in oil and gas construction for golf sandals, hiking boots, and running shoes. Instead of work trips to Australia, Singapore, and Dubai, she and her husband Richard have enjoyed a week-long canoe/camping wilderness trip, golf outings, and an upcoming backpacking trip. All three of their sons were at home during the Covid-19 year in various states of online college, working remotely, and career-change schooling. The Bell house didn’t fare so well in “Snowgeddon” in February. They had several pipes burst in the house, and it took all five of them to cut off the pipes and cap off the water in the attic. With no plumber yet, they still don’t have water to the laundry room, so Lee Ellen is forced to send the laundry out. There’s always a silver lining! Bobby Fox is learning to play the fiddle. Sorry, Cindy. They are enjoying being empty nesters and will celebrate 30 years of marriage in June. Son Eli is in the music industry in Nashville. Son Zach has completed his MBA and is busily occupied on the corporate side of Pilot Travel Centers. Raleigh Gordon and husband Hal Coley are in Houston living the dream! One dog, one cat, and way too much covid time on our hands! They rented a Sprinter and spent a week cruising around the Rocky Mountains. Contemplating retirement, they are trying to decide where to plant roots. They have checked out Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, and Washington. But for the summer heat, they would love to settle in Houston. She adds: “Great to hear from everyone! Can’t believe high school was 41 years ago.” Patricia Fann Bouteneff writes, “I’m still living outside of NYC. As you might guess, both of our kids’ jobs vanished, so they are back home. We all went through the virus together in December and had to take things a little slow for a while. I co-founded a small faith-based non-profit a couple of years ago, AxiaWomen. org. We’ve recently been restructuring the board, the website, and our finances. Closer to home, we salvaged a greenhouse and set it up in the garden, found ourselves in a local newspaper for adopting an unadoptable cat, reconnected with far-flung friends on Zoom, upgraded our bicycles and are planning to pedal across the Tappan Zee bridge as soon as the weather permits. “ Catherine Criswell Lester continues her work on the board of the Weimaraner Rescue of Texas. Sadly, her mom Ann Criswell died in December as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak in her nursing home. In happier news, they have a new show puppy (Weimaraner) named Siobhan (Kristen’s Wish Upon A Lucky Star). She should be

able to start showing in June after her daughter is home from the Westminster show! Shelley Osborne Vester and Mark survived the snowpocalypse in Austin. They will be empty nesters for the second time around. Shelley has gathered three beautiful grandchildren, fabric, sewing machine, camera gear, and they are waiting at the border for Grand Cayman to reopen. You will find the gang there! Robert Sorley shares that the Houston gyre continues to pull Rob and Carole into its center. Empty nesters now, fledglings having flown to careers in LA (Olivia) and Seattle (Ariel). 2020 was a year of unplanned surgeries for Carole – nothing chronic, just some nasty accidents. Olivia is following her film production dream and thriving with Trailer Park Group where she was recently promoted to editor. Ariel works for Microsoft’s social media resource and manages the social media presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) for two executives. Robert continues to work in the geophysical industry and manages a European company’s presence in the Americas. With the onset of COVID-19, Carole jumped in early and spent much of 2020 manufacturing bespoke masks for anyone who wanted one. They are all vaccinated now and look forward to restarting their travels. Peru, Canada, UK, Colorado, Washington, and Malibu are all in various states of planning. All is good. The man formerly known as “Taco”, Mark McMurrey, reports from his home in Downtown Austin that his son Belton (23) graduated from the USC film school last May and has been in Africa since September filming and editing safaris on behalf of a safari company in Tanzania. He also has been traveling in Kenya and the Congo interviewing landowners displaced during the end of the African colonial period, a project that he started while at USC. Daughter Stella (20) is a Pi-Phi sophomore at UT Austin in the fine arts program. In a continuing response to losing his oldest son Harry four years ago, he is working on a mental health initiative that utilizes technology to reach those in need of mental health services. Susan Ryan Sully is working on her twelfth book about architecture and design and her third about Charleston, where she lives with an elegant but naughty poodle named Zephie, short for Zephyra, Goddess of the Wind. She’s set her sights on Portugal for her next book project… and is scheming about an expat life there in the not-too-distant future. Warren Meyer had an interesting story about his 2020: “Just before Covid-19 really broke, our family business

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committed to our first major acquisition, which became quite a roller coaster ride through the pandemic. At the end of a very busy year, we ended up in the very unlikely position of being the largest private campground operator in the world, with over 500 campgrounds under management (companies like KOA have more campgrounds in their system, but they are a franchiser, not an operator). The timing was good, as we have been absolutely slammed with folks wanting to get outdoors. Forbes actually profiled me about all this with an article in the traditional dead tree version of their magazine, but it made me look unfit, so I am not going to include that link. Our biggest challenge is that we hire about a thousand mostly retired people seasonally to live and work in the campgrounds, and Covid-19 has made this hard (as you folks retire, bring your RV by and we will find you work!). The other challenge has been that my kids, who were safely launched into the world and out of our hair, have landed back in our home, at least until fall. While we like having them around, sort of, we had frankly gotten used to the empty nest lifestyle. Ginny Barrett Arcenaux writes that she, 17 horses, 12 dogs, two adults, and four trailers of 60 years of memorabilia have left the building. She finally lit the last lean-to on fire and headed due west to call Nevada home. No word on whether she invited her husband on the adventure or not. In the latest chapter of her life, Lisa Brannon-Peppas is back with her two early loves, math and cats. She is tutoring homeless and at-risk youth in math to help them earn their GED. She is also volunteering with Austin Pets Alive! in almost every area that has cats. That includes caring for the cats in the panleukopenia ward and neonatal nursery. She just started on the cat matchmaking team helping people in Austin find their perfect cat. The best part is fostering kittens! Her most recent litter arrived at just a few days old when their eyes weren’t even open and fostered them all the way through adoption. Those feedings every 2 hours can be brutal but it’s worth it! We believe we have had a second confirmation of the Tuttle girls streaking across that low water bridge in Hunt—yet again. We took a second look cause it’s still a little cool for that. Emily Tuttle Wilde tries to make an alibi that she was back up the river making soap. Not. She is still spending a lot of time in Hunt, TX at the family river house. She shared, “The birds are amazing. The snakes and cedar allergens are not so great though. More silver linings with Covid-19: I’m now making handmade, all-natural soaps. Working on my handle name!

I also enjoy virtual weddings and funerals. Looking forward to ‘normal’ soon!” Carlton, God bless you. For those of you that remember Logan Wilson (fs), he is doing very well. He is department chair and teaches history to what many refer to as the underserved population. His is a true gift to these students. We hear than Shannon Wills Webb is running a company that makes jewelry out of javelina teeth. She’s on her fourth husband, and the rock just keeps getting bigger. Actually, she is busy with a stable of clients on the spectrum on interior design work, continues to entertain (and be entertained), and loves life in Chappell Hill. Dottie continues to be the real leader of the pack from her quaint cottage on Shannon’s farm. The only thing Shannon could use is a high-speed train from Washington County to the Galleria. Andrew Morley and his wife Becky have been in Boulder, Colorado 26 of the last 29 years. They have three boys, Tom (27, Portland), Ty (25, Santa Monica) and Cam (22, Boulder). Becky was in management consulting for a number of years. More recently, she is very active in education, particularly for underprivileged students. Andrew has been in the technology industry for the past 35 years, both as an operator and as an early-stage investor. He manages a small private equity fund,\ but spends more time these days advising companies, participating on non-profit boards, being active and enjoying free time, and traveling with Becky to see family and friends. Alicia Dewey is excited to share that she has been awarded Full Professor (of history). She has been on the faculty at Biola for years. Congratulations! I know she has been working at this goal for some time, including lots of publishing. Layne Chaney did not have much to report but chimed in to wish everyone well. He probably has a lot more to say if we had time to connect. Anne Elise Mumford reports that after 25 years on the East Coast, she’s thrilled to be back in Houston full time. She has moved into a wonderful home in The Heights. She has two kids Hailey (22) and Easton (18) with her doing the virtual thing. Her eldest daughter Mimi (25) has been teaching second grade at a private school in Boston. In July, Mimi starts work on her M. Ed at Stanford Tom Dunlap, Darren, and Sarah have returned to San Diego and cannot complain. Tom has reached a new level of Zen as a coping mechanism to make it through the day. 17-yearold Sarah is a handful; online school is not fun for Dad. A female at that age is one thing. When you add the quarantine, etc. it is quite another.

Last week she had an epiphany. She asked if Dad could have his Lorax brow trimmed. Painful. We have proof of life on many classmates but no notes. We will get you, my pretties. We are always looking for news about the goings on between our classmates. Please feel free to contact us. Until next time, we hope and pray that all of us might enjoy a hopeful trend of relief from the debacle that was 2020.

1981 John McReynolds Houston, Texas j-mcr@comcast.net

1982 Maria Semander Crawford Redondo Beach, California msemander@yahoo.com Warning: Do NOT play a drinking game for every time I write the word Covid! Not much seems to have changed (at least in California) since my last “Covid Column”, although I definitely can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I have spent most of the past few months fighting to get Zane, as a special needs student, the services and in-person instruction he needs and have been on the forefront of our parent movement to get all our students back in the classroom. Finally, in April, we were able to send most students back part-time, and now we are fighting for full-time for students who choose to be on campus. Needless to say, I am one of the outspoken ones, but what do you expect from a Southern Greek gal?! As for my older son, he is in college at SDSU, and I’m sure he is following all the Covid rules and not doing anything we all did in college, like going to parties and or sharing drinks. And he was just crowned Pi Beta Phi’s Phinest Man of the year…whatever that means! My husband Fred is finally getting busier at work as courts open up for all the backed up “Covid Cases” from 2020. As for the rest of our “Covid Classmates” (see a covid theme here again?), here is news from the Class of ’82 “first responders”. I am always grateful to hear from anyone and everyone. As I like to say “no news is too big or small, but NO news is no news!” So, I’m happy to say I do have some news to share. Jimmy Michaels wrote to say he and his wife had just returned from their first vacation since high school. Just kidding, first vacation since um you

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know…Covid. They chartered a boat with some other “Covid Couples” and enjoyed life on the water around the US Virgin Islands for a week. But not before showing proof of their Covid Vaccines and negative Covid tests. Regardless of the invasive Q-tip up the nose, Jimmy said it seemed like the best vacation ever as they were all so desperate to travel. Jimmy’s son attends Baylor and is happy to report he has not been kicked out of Baylor yet, but he’s gotten close: “I’m sure he is a responsible college student (like my son) strictly following all Covid College Rules. Ok, maybe not but he is flying every day and working towards his commercial pilot’s license, which is super cool!” Jimmy’s daughter is still up in New York in law school. She’s already gotten her job lined up for when she graduates, and it doesn’t look like she’ll be coming back to Texas anytime soon. Sadly, they haven’t been able to visit because of…you know…Covid. But they are planning to go next month. YAY! Jimmy hopes everyone will be able to get vaccinated and stay healthy. Dewey Gaedcke is definitely staying healthy after having Covid (which he said was the easiest case ever) in December and lost 10 pounds. He also got a blue belt in Brazilian JiuJitsu with his youngest daughter and learned to kiteboard! The most exciting news is that he released a new book with his business partner as part of their new startup company. The book is called Real Gold, a guide for online relationships, and is available in the Amazon Kindle Store. Even if you aren’t dating online, you should check it out! Nancy Couch Davis wrote that things are fairly “Covid Quiet” in her family. Her husband Barry is busy working as head of the James B. Harrison Foundation and active with various charitable organizations that involve Fort Bend County such as Ducks Unlimited, Audubon Society, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Boys and Girls Scouts, FFA, etc. Nancy is still parttime with Rice Business School in the MarCom Department - a vibrant team to work with! Her oldest Mattie works with her alma mater TCU as part of the College Advising Corp team while also pursuing her masters in counseling at TCU. Robin Kate ’17 is a senior at Sewanee The University of the South and is a math major with a minor in dance. She is excited to return to Texas after graduation. Nancy also reports that she sees Angus McCorquodale frequently as he is also on the board of directors of JBH. I haven’t seen Angus since the reunion at Annette’s….I think. You know how the memory goes after age 29! Nancy enjoys their place in Hunt, TX and hopes to do more there with friends and small groups very soon!

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Helena Papadopolous Johnson reported with her “no news is too small” update that next year her daughter Anna Maria ’18 will be a Senior at Davidson and her son Will ’25 will be a 9th grader at Kinkaid. However, I also learned from Facebook that her daughter just received a recognition award from the Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor society. Amazing! Melissa O’Toole Smith returned from her niece’s wedding (daughter of Dayna ’77) in Rosemary Beach, Florida. There were literally tornadoes on the wedding day, but the sun came out for the 4:30 ceremony, and the day ended with a beautiful sunset and dancing to a band from Jackson, Mississippi! Melissa’s older son Ryan ’16 graduated cum laude from the Terry College of Business at University of Georgia with a degree in Risk Management and Insurance. He’s living and working in Atlanta for Westchester which is a subsidiary of Chubb. He’s loving life in Atlanta and enjoys golfing in his free time. Her son Kyle ’21 graduated this year from Kinkaid and will be attending the Cox School of Business at SMU in the fall. He played varsity lacrosse with Waverly White Gage’s son Hudson and they had a great season. They beat St John’s and Episcopal and earned a spot in the state tournament! (SPC was canceled due to… you guessed it.. Covid). And speaking of the “c” word, she is happy to announce all members in her family are vaccinated. Martin Brock wrote in from good ‘ole Amarillo! He and his wife Kari are enjoying this stage of life with the two of them working together in financial services in retirement planning, their three boys all married and settling into life, a forth grandbaby due soon, and seven Labradoodle puppies currently filling their empty nest. If you have seen Martin on Facebook, you may have noticed a lot of his weightlifting pictures and posts. About fifteen years ago, his oldest was entering high school and needed to bulk up for football (just like Martin did – his words not mine!). Martin got a key to their school’s seldom used weight room and started lifting weights with his son and many of his teammates. The more time Martin spent with them, the more he realized that some of them were struggling BIG in other areas of life. Martin said he could relate and he realized that he could be using an Olympic weightlifting program to help them get stronger for sports AND life. He felt God was saying: “Hey! Raise your kids and help raise some others too through this program!” The result has been an awesome journey with USA Weightlifting, coaching “his kids” in Olympic weightlifting! Martin has had three lifters compete in four Youth or

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Junior World Championships. He currently has about fifteen kids ages 7-16. He admits his hidden talent is now looking up words quickly in the Urban Dictionary as needed! He will be traveling to Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia this year with a really talented sixteen-year-old young lady who has a great shot at medaling in the Youth Pan American and Youth World Championships. She’s been with Martin since age twelve and they both continue to get stronger in weightlifting and in life. Such an incredible story! We hope to see one of your lifters at the Olympics one day. Brig Jones (who is still officially the winner of having the youngest child) emailed me without any news but did apologize for stealing my purple Kinkaid gym shorts in 1980. Apology accepted, but that did remind me of a night out with him, Sam Adams and Adrienne Wilde ’81 but that’s for another column! Facebook classmate sightings (and/ or stalkings) include: Fay Monsen Kirby and her husband Don celebrated 25 years of marital bliss in April, and Fay posted a “Who Wore it Better” contest between 1996 Fay and 2021 Fay, and I have to say it was a close tie! The only other then/now contest I think may have beat Fay’s is when Melisa Billingsley Herring tried on her middle school cheerleading outfit (and did a cheer in it) at our girls night before the last reunion in 2017! Carol Attwell Bourne and her husband Mike joined the growing club of Class of ’82’s Coolest Grandparents and welcomed a beautiful new granddaughter Elliott Cynthia Bourne. Congratulations to you both! And Carol, you seriously look like you could be the mother! (Remember the good ole days when we would say “you could be the sister”?) Another classmate in that club is Antoinette Arnold (fs) who now has three grandchildren, a granddaughter (8) and twin grandsons (5). Ben Eaton decided to skydive with his son-in-law and daughters Allison and Courtney to celebrate both their birthdays. I can say with “Covid Confidence” the chance of getting me to sky dive is 0% or as my dad would say 0.000000000%. And speaking of my dad, I think of him every time Greg Kung posts a The Far Side comic! My dad loved those and we used to laugh at all of them. Or he would laugh and I would pretend and then try to figure it out before he realized I didn’t get it. I STILL have trouble getting some of those comics but they are so funny. Laughter is the best medicine, and we sure do need a lot of it these days. And last but not least, Baranna Baker, who is another one of my active

Facebook friends and posts a lot of cool flower pictures, wrote such a great email about everything she has been up to since our last reunion that I decided to include the whole update! Thank you Baranna for giving me the opportunity to highlight you! I would love to do this with at least one classmate each edition of Falcon News! So here is Baranna’s update as written by her! Hello All, Rather than provide an overview of the last year, mainly spent in quarantine with my elderly mother—and therefore not terribly chockful of exciting facts—I’ve decided I will briefly catch you up with what the highlights have been since I saw you all last. After the last reunion I attended, I sold my mid-century home in Houston and moved to Portland, Oregon for three years. I can’t say I loved all of it. Its physical beauty was stunning, and I do miss that. I definitely did not miss the Texas heat while there; a few days above 90 was as hot as it would get all year. I certainly was very happy about the state of legality of a certain product, which concurred—to the day—with my arrival. But the small town I moved to suddenly had an influx of outsiders, like myself, move there. Within 6 months, the traffic was horrible, waits at restaurants were long, and housing prices went up. I met I man while in Portland, with whom I later became engaged, and we left the city for a home in the mountains with the wine country spread out in the valley below. That was extremely idyllic for a while, but the relationship went south very quickly thereafter. Despite there being a lot of likeminded people surrounding me, it was hard to get to know people well. I decided to end both experiments (state of residence and man) and moved to upstate New York to be closer to my daughter. Upstate was the place of my dreams: easy proximity to the City, but full of small-town charm. I lived first in the country, in the tiny town of Elizaville, and then in Hudson itself. Hudson was filled with likeminded people, and it was very easy to make friends and join into all the creative, inspiring things that people were doing. It was like the city I spent the 90s in (NYC), moved to the country and decided to have an extended playday. My friends were artists, and writers, and musicians, and filmmakers. I was in love with the place, the people, the scenery and the lifestyle, even the way people ate (think: farm co-ops, local, handcrafted cheese and pickyour-own cherries). I could have happily stayed there the rest of my life, and will either move back when my situation changes, or realize my

dream of being an ex-pat for a while (and then move back Upstate). While there, I took up from where I left off as a modeling agent in the City and began scouting for model talent and placing them with international agents. I also worked at a very highend, avant-garde designer clothing boutique, which was a ton of fun and scored me some very nice clothing. (Shall I wear my crazy Rick Owen’s boots to the next reunion?) That wonderful experience was cut quite short, however, as in October of 2019, my mother was in a horrible car accident (her fault) and became an invalid. Rather than put her in a nursing home, I decided to move back to Texas and take care of her myself. We were living in my mother’s apartment in Dripping Springs, outside of Austin, when COVID hit. Mom is autoimmune, so my brother and I were excessively careful. I didn’t leave the apartment for five months, while my brother ran all our errands and dropped everything off at the patio. I took up embroidery, which became a passion, that then turned into a money-making venture. I also continued editing academic papers and books, as well as publishing papers of my own, a source of both income and pleasure since before I left Houston. (Just within the last week, I have been offered, and taken, the position of assistant editor for The Semiotic Society of America’s journal and yearbook. A huge honor and acknowledgement in the world of semiotics, the post-modern philosophy I practice.) Embroidering, editing and taking care of Mom became my life under quarantine. But, confined to a 1,200 sq. ft. space, even with these pursuits, became tiring rather quickly. I needed space to move around and breathe, while still keeping Mom safe from the outside world. My family owns a 100-acre farm with a house no one was living in. We decided to pack up our things and go. I don’t know how many of you remember this, but I grew up on a ranch, outside a tiny, Texas town. When I moved back out to the country in Oregon, and then again for a stint in New York, I realized how well that life suited me. I’m having a blast out here in Bleiblerville (right outside of Brenham), gardening, taking pictures of nature, and communing with the cows, while continuing to write, edit and now embroidery. (Latest news on the embroidery gig: I’ve just been asked to design and execute a series of limited edition, promotional pieces for Julia Pacino (yes, Al’s daughter)’s film production company. Excited about getting that started!). Well, that brings you up to date on the path my life has taken since the last time I saw most of you. I’m really looking forward to next year’s

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reunion and dancing to Rock Lobster with you all again! Until then, stay safe. And that is it for our Covid Column! Stay safe and I hope I never have to type the word Covid again.

1983 Anthony Brown The Woodlands, Texas abrowntex@gmail.com

1984 Jackie Fair Houston, Texas jfair36900@aol.com

1985 Carolyn Lasater Hodges Dripping Springs, Texas carolynhodges@marykay.com

1986 Julie Templin Berman Houston, Texas julie@thelimogeslady.com

Charlie Lamme ’21 and Tommy Lamme ’86

1987 Doug Rosenzweig Houston, Texas dougrosez@aol.com Josh Adams and his wife Tracey’s pandemic project was building a new home in Charlotte that’s filled with classic, mid-century modern furnishings and too many vinyl records. Their daughter Abby is a first-year student in Honors Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she’s a Pogue Scholar. Their daughter Jessie, who’s active in BBYO and produces weekly

videos for the group, will be entering 9th grade at Charlotte Latin in the fall. Tracey and Josh are excited to be fully vaccinated and are looking forward to traveling and having visitors again. John Bakht reports that the Bakhts are doing well. In January, he joined the law firm Gray Reed as a partner in the transactional group. Cully is still teaching pre-school. The Bakht boys are growing up (20,17 and 12). He’d love to hear from any of our classmates and can be reached at jbakht@grayreed.com. Jed Brown says that 2021 makes his 30th year to call Laredo home. His wife Belinda is still a judge and he is developing real estate with his brothers and father. His son Walker graduated from Stanford in 2019 and works for United Talent Agency in LA in their IQ “analytics” Department. Jed is also excited to report that Danny Cummins married Nancy Mullins on April 17, 2021. Jed wasn’t able to make it but is sure excited for him. Bill Christian lives in Austin with his wife Heather and boys Ben, who will be a high school junior next year, and Sam, who will be attending MIT. Bill wants to give a shoutout to Sam, who won 10th place and a $40,000 prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, “the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.” Sam’s winning project: “Sam Christian, 17, of Austin, Texas performed research looking at computationally modeled data from numerous observatories and NASA’s TESS telescope to identify and observe movements of planets in 69 wide-binary star systems, which are twin-star systems spaced up to a light year apart. He showed that the orbits of these exoplanets align to a great extent with the orbit of their binary system. His findings, when applied to a larger sample, could shed additional light on how planets are formed and evolve.” Bill adds that he doesn’t know what all that means exactly or how he did it, but he’s super proud of Sam. Mary Claire Chung moved from Shanghai to Europe just ahead of the Covid-19 breakout, so good timing. Her husband is Portuguese, so they decided it was a good time to move back to Portugal. She has become the Co-Founder and CEO of a new skincare startup called Ignae Skincare—which is born from the Azores islands, an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Azores has the most thermal hot springs in Europe and is only a four-hour flight from Boston, so she is welcoming everyone to visit! They plan to do the USA launch later this year, so she finally gets to spend more time in the USA and come back to visit Houston after

years living in Europe and Asia. She is based in Lisbon now and learning Portuguese! Mark Crosswell is still driving into the Kinkaid gates twice a day for carpool as he has a 6th grader. Mark asked him if any of his teachers call him, “Mr. Crosswell.” He said no. Too bad Ms. Cooney retired. Mark says that he is still dancing at Magic Mike’s on the weekends to make ends meet. [editor’s note: tongue-in-cheek or perhaps dream job?] Nicole Domercq Zarr reports that she and David are officially empty nesters. Strater ’20 is a Freshman at UT and pledged Fiji. Mackenzie ’18 is a Junior at TCU. Nicole is still running her interior design firm and between Covid-19 and the freeze, they are busier than ever! She actually has employed a Kinkaid Junior to work in the afternoons after school. Andy Edison is happy to report that he and his family have endured the pandemic, although he acknowledges that it has been a little odd conducting all court proceedings for the past year by Zoom from his house. Andy and his wife Donna are thrilled that their daughter Shelby graduated from the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in June, and will be attending Washington University in St. Louis in the fall. Chad Gnam is still living in Jackson, Mississippi. His daughter Ashley is finishing her second year of medical school. His son Jack is playing golf for Ole Miss. Mississippi is getting somewhat back to normal and he is looking forward to the summer. Brad Harman and his wife Naomi, after 20+ years, are still having fun, and he is practicing medicine in the south Fort Worth area and still on staff of USA Waterski. Kids are on the launching pad, one headed to swim in college this summer in San Antonio and the other with one more year in high school before the nest becomes empty. How did that happen so fast! He still consults with Peter Raspler in California quite a bit to help him with his rock and roll industry and lifestyle. Thomas Helland says his daughter Alison is graduating from Elon University and will be headed to graduate school in the fall to pursue her master’s degree in social work, choosing between UGA and Boston University. Very exciting to watch her develop her path! He has been working at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for four years now and is currently coordinating and scheduling live entertainment from spring through fall, six days per week. They are blessed with a phenomenal pool of musical talent there and he is very excited about the direction they are headed musically. He hopes that by next year,

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he will be producing an intimate concert series at the Garden emphasizing the regional and local talent, as well as some national acts. At this point in his career as a presenter and producer, he is excited to be able to establish some consistency at ABG while continuing to produce his annual Holiday Hootenanny benefitting Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. Brent Hudspeth and his wife Sally are happy to be on the other side of all things Covid-19. They were thankful for lots and lots of family time over the past year, with multiple generations of their family under their roof in Dallas. Looking ahead, they may be heading into the proverbial empty nest chapter. Their youngest Blake graduates from St. Marks in May and is headed up to MIT. They may just have all three of their kids in Boston for a stint, with the oldest already working there and the middle one graduating from college soon with her sites on Boston. They are looking forward to reconnecting with folks in the coming months. Mark Janzen is now in Kansas City, Kansas as a result of his wife’s most recent job move and to a lesser extent Covid-19. He is still working in higher ed and looking for more permanent museum digs in the metro. He hopes to be there for the 35th reunion. David Nelson has lived in Austin for over 22 years now. He and his wife Mary Christy have two sophomores. Mason is in college at the University of Michigan, and Ashleigh is in upper school at Hill Country Christian School of Austin. After spending a lot of his time in scouts the last few years, he is steering his nonwork time more toward Ashleigh’s school, serving on the board, and a local Austin fellowship group called ManUp. He was really glad to connect with Brian Phillips on a visit he made to Austin. Alan Owens is back in Europe and working on several creative projects, taking lots of beach walks, and always on the lookout for great art finds. He hasn’t gotten a book deal yet but is working on it! Katherine Rice is living in Mill Valley, California with her teenaged daughter Avery. After many years as an executive at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Katherine started an advisory firm focused on consumer businesses and now serves as a Senior Advisor to GingerBread Capital, a venture fund investing in women led companies. In 2020, Katherine volunteered on the Biden Campaign, serving as a senior policy advisor, public engagement lead, and on the national finance committee. In 2019, Katherine mourned the passing of her sweet mother Peggy Geiselman Rice ’67. Peggy cherished the Kinkaid community

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where she met her lifelong (and amazing) friends. Katherine is looking forward to seeing her classmates at the next reunion! Drew Shirley is living in west Houston with his wife Jennifer and their two boys Jay (14) and Luke (13). Drew is in-house real estate and business counsel with the Dhanani Group in Sugar Land and owns a commercial real estate investment company. He would love to hear from you! Laura Westmoreland DeVega is still in Dallas with her husband Nelson and their two kids and three dogs. She has been in the real estate business for about 15 years. She currently works for Compass (call her if you’re on the move!) and really loves what she does. Their daughter Lila will graduate from Highland Park High School in May and will head to UT Austin in the fall. Their son David is wrapping up 8th grade and will start high school at Highland Park in August. She is glad to be emerging somewhat from Covid-19 lockdown and hopes to have greater adventures to report next time! Leila Wheless says that teaching this past year has felt a little like starring on an episode of The Twilight Zone, but she can at least say that she has become a Zoom guru. Both the funniest and most terrifying moments of her career have been this year, and they involved either teenagers who believed they were muted when they were not or miscreants who realized she forgot to block the “screen share” option for students and quickly engaged in hilarity of the R-rated variety. What doesn’t kill you makes you learn complicated Zoom settings real, real fast. As for your class correspondent (and my better half), Doug Rosenzweig and Jennifer Jones Rosenzweig live in Houston with a soon to be 8th grader Jacob (12) and 9th grader Zachary (14). Both are still obsessed with sports and can rattle off every major league baseball player or college basketball starter at the drop of a hat. Doug hasn’t been able to retire on his fantasy football and baseball winnings yet, so he is still an Executive Editor for Thomson Reuters on their O’Connor’s products. Jennifer—when not dealing with the three children in the household— spends her time as the Director of Programming at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.

1988 John Semander Redondo Beach, California cperiod@hotmail.com Ah, yes, another season has passed,

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and with that, another submission deadline. And while we’re at it, why not another chapter in this oh so woeful book we call life? Since our last dance, a second and third (or was it third and fourth?) wave of Covid-19 driven hysteria kept me hunkered down behind the Orange Curtain of dystopian California, with little to no contact from the outside world. Days turned into weeks, the weeks into months. Then 2020 thankfully gave way to 2021, at which point I immediately wished it was 2020 again. Because according to my Experian credit report, I had fallen behind on my Comcast cable bill, which went straight to collections. Strange, since said cable was hooked up at a residence in Virginia, where I have never lived... but sure enough, that was my name and SSN on the delinquent account. Even more bizarre was the appointment I made for dreadlock hair extensions that was confirmed with my credit card ending in ****. As it became more and more clear that the three sisters of fate were intent on spinning my life thread into a big ball of clogged yarn on their stupid loom, I decided that the most logical update I could submit this time around might as well be one on myself. So I opened up my 1988 Kinkaidian for some inspiration. Negin Riahi Ewald had written that she would keep in touch. She LIED!!! At least everyone else was shrewd enough to ask ME to keep in touch with THEM, but what really struck me most about all the well-wishes scribbled in the yellowed margins of yesteryear was how obvious it was that none of us had a clue where any of us were headed in our futures. There were certainly no salutations wishing me best of luck in Hollywood, but those with really boring memories will recall that is exactly where I ended up in early 1992, staying long enough to flip the script on what to call myself by officially becoming a Californian longer than I had ever been considered a Texan. The score is now 29-22, with Texas losing by a touchdown midway through the third quarter (please God let it only be the third quarter), and in case you haven’t figured out where this lame sports analogy is heading, it turns out that the one and only John Semander (other than the three cousins who have the same name) just might indeed be returning to reclaim his scattered roots here in the Lone Star State. That’s right, the young man who left

as a starry-eyed writer now finds himself in the awkward position of declaring early retirement so that he can spend more time writing, which he obviously could have done without ever leaving town in the first place, but that’s what I meant about being clueless when it comes to guessing the future. So, while the Los Angeles and Houston “Most Eligible Bachelor” lists scramble to realign themselves, and women across both cities alternately swoon from both sides of the emotional spectrum, the rest of you can keep an eye out for the “Class of ’88’s Most Likely to Succeed 74th Runner-Up Homecoming Parade” as it winds its way down Jackwood Street in the summer months to come. The only question left to ask is whether all of this will play out like Julius Caesar returning victoriously back to Rome after the Gallic Wars... or more of a “Prodigal Son” type of limp to the finish line. Somebody better bring a fatted calf, just in case.

1989 Elizabeth Oxford Pagan Houston, Texas elizabethpagan@me.com Hello, Class of 1989! This has been a big year for us because most of us turned or are turning 50!! So… Happy Big 5-0 to all of you! Covid-19 has made it so hard to celebrate big but I was lucky

enough to grab a little birthday lunch with some of our ’89 friends including Bronwyn Burke Tilton, Ann Goodman and Jill Lichtenstein Deutser - and it was so fun to catch up! The following week I got to spend some time with Jennifer Deal Rogers, so I’d say my 50th birthday was a good one! We have a few updates that rolled in so read on and enjoy! Webb Jennings wrote in and said his daughter Lila (12) is in 6th grade at St Francis and other daughter Mary B. (14) is in 8th grade at The Joy School. Webb and his wife Christy are in the throws of trying to figure out high school. Webb added, “Lila played in a tennis tournament at Kinkaid and was blown away by the facilities. I told her there had been a lot of changes since 1989!” Scot Johnson writes, “Adele ’23 and Abby ’23 turned 16 at the end of January, but after some Covidrelated delays, Adele got her license this week. Abby is on a different timeline. Wednesday was the first day The Princess-mobile left for Kinkaid without mom or dad riding shotgun. I think Amy has tracked every drive on the Life360 app. I do have an update for you in that I’m pleased to announce that toward the end of 2020, I was named Principal and Chief Investment Officer at Adell, Harriman, & Carpenter. We’re a registered investment advisor managing stock and bond portfolios, mostly for families and individuals. We celebrated our 25th anniversary early in 2020, and we recently passed $1 billion in assets under management.” Bronwyn Burke Tilton writes in that

Class of 1989 and 2021! Charlie Pagan ’21, Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89, Brandon Lobb ’89, and Carolyn Lobb ’21

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her boys Burke (senior) and Connor (sophomore) are at Memorial High School and both are goalies on the Mustangs Varsity Lacrosse team. She also adds that she and husband Greg are basically the Geico homeowners commercial with leaky pipes and strange noises since the freeze. Burke will be heading off to Sewanee next year to attend college and play Lacrosse! Congrats, Tiltons! As for us, this is a bittersweet year for the Pagan Family because our son Charlie ’21 is finishing up his time here at Kinkaid and is headed off to Vanderbilt in the fall. We have absolutely loved spending these last 14 years at Kinkaid as parents. But all good things must come to an end, and we are so excited about Vandy and looking forward to lots of fun trips to Nashville!!

1990 Need Volunteer

1991 Lane Alexander Danville, California lanealexander@yahoo.com Nelson Littrell has been going full speed through Covid-19. He shares that, “Christy and I each took over as chairs of our respective departments at our hospitals (OB/GYN for her and general surgery for me) in the middle of the Covid-19. Nothing like skipping the frying pan and going straight to the fire. Lots of Zoom calls. We got a bit of a break on the beach at St. Lucia over Easter. Luckily we got out before the volcano 40 miles away on St. Vincent erupted.” Sandy Selber Sturm just finished chairing Kinkaid Field Day. “It was a very different year with no traditional carnival, but kids had fun and we still gave out goldfish and had a live puppy in the raffle. Very happy to keep some traditions alive!”

Wendie Seale Childress Houston, Texas wendiechildress@gmail.com Ashley Morgan Hanna Houston, Texas ashleymhanna@gmail.com

1994 Courtney Marinis Swanson ’91, Skyler Swanson ’21, Sarah Swanson ’21, and Doug Swanson ’90

Courtney Marinis Swanson has some big news as daughters Sarah ’21 and Skyler ’21 are graduating from Kinkaid this year and heading to the University of Texas in the fall. Their son Will ’23 is a sophomore and the youngest Doug ’29 is in 4th grade. Colby Denison writes that his oldest, Worth, is heading to Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut next year for high school. He also shared, “Merritt will be in 8th and Miles in 4th at Trinity where they’ve all attended since Kinder. Susanne and I are doing well and splitting our time between Austin and CO.” Haley Cobb Thomas and Rob are really enjoying their kids and their activities. She shares that, “Cobb (17) will be a senior next year, Charly (16) will be a junior, Ridge (14) will be in 9th grade, and Tribb (10) will be in 5th. Lots happening over here! Rob continues to enjoy his work at Ignitermedia.com. And I have the gift of getting to stay home managing our crazy household of six people and two dogs.” Lane Alexander and his wife Leslie are super excited that daughter Haley ’25 will be attending Kinkaid next year as a 9th grader. Both Haley and their son Jacob (3rd grade) are big into lacrosse this spring and having lots of fun. They hope everyone has a great summer!

1992 Jennifer Wilson Brown Houston, Texas jenniferwilsonbrown@yahoo.com Billy Forney Houston, Texas billy@f4interests.com Amy Stuyck Watson Houston, Texas amyswatson@hotmail.com

1993 Wyatt Hogan ’90, Alice Hogan ’21, and Elizabeth Litton Hogan ’91

Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp San Antonio, Texas courtbeauch@gmail.com

Courtney Domercq Daily Houston, Texas cdomercq@hotmail.com

1995 Meredith Riddle Chastang Houston, Texas meredithchastang@gmail.com Dejon Banks Hawthorne Pearland, TX dejonbanks@gmail.com

1996 Erin Jones Brown Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com Debbie Blumberg reports that over the summer, the Houston non-profit she’s on the board of, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, held a virtual exhibit of art and writing on the theme of compassion in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston. Debbie worked with the museum on the project, filmed the introduction video for the exhibit, and had a piece of fiction included. The exhibit is still on the museum’s website—hmh.org—so check it out! They also added another member to their family around Thanksgiving… Peanut the cat! Brandt Bowden reports that his family is excited that this coming fall, the youngest Bowden, daughter Mayfair ’35 (4), will join the Kinkaid family in Pre-K. Russell ’28 (11), Annabelle ’30 (9), and Blye ’32 (7) are all super excited to have their baby sister join them at school! Canaan Factor reports that five years have flown by living in Fort Worth! The Factor twins moved to Fort Worth Country Day for 7th grade and have enjoyed meeting new friends and getting involved in their new school dynamics, sports and all. The Factors now spend more time with Nelson Holm, his wife Courtney, and their family! While this year has been unusual, Jason Goldstein continues to enjoy teaching at Hockaday. Next year, he

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will teach a senior English seminar called “Women in Art,” a course bringing together poetry and short stories about artists, visual and performance art, and gender studies. John Holland and his family live in Lake Forest, Illinois, where John is CEO and owner of the MolsonCoors beer distributor in Chicago. He also jointly runs a venture capital group with his wife, Kate, that invests and grows family businesses. John and Kate have three children (including a high schooler) and enjoy summers sailing competitively in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and traveling to Sarasota, Florida, to fish and enjoy warm weather and beaches. Paul Knickerbocker tells us that pandemic life on Maui was amazing! He snorkeled with wild spinner dolphins, drove around with no traffic, and also grew a giant pandemic moustache. Send a picture next time, Paul! With remote work and online school, Kathleen Deaton Lalor, her husband Mike, and their boys have been renting a house in the coastal town of Georgetown, Maine, since September. They love the natural beauty of the area, being near the beach, and being able to hike everywhere, but they do miss friends and neighbors in Raleigh. The family plans to return to North Carolina at the end of June. All is well for Kristin Kirk Nelson and her family! Jack ’32 is in 1st grade at Kinkaid, Annabelle ’34 will join him next year in Kindergarten, and Elizabeth is 2.5. Kristin continues to practice law part time and also has her real estate license with Emily Covey Properties. Kathryn Floyd Petruzzella and her family moved north from Marin to Healdsburg, California (in Sonoma wine country) and love their new home! They are very grateful for lots of outdoor space during the insanity of the last year. Kathryn and her husband welcomed a precious new baby girl Reese on January 7, 2021, and their older daughter Izzy is a very good (and overly attentive, at times) big sis! Travis Rea and his wife Ana are expecting their fourth boy in July. Congratulations! Travis is still working in Silicon Valley and recently took on an expanded role as Vice President of Growth Marketing, Experience and Culinary at Brava. He reports that it’s been the experience of a lifetime watching this company grow over the past four years. If you like cooking, please check Brava out! David Rench continues to live in Dallas and has been named CFO of Applied Blockchain Inc. (Ticker: APLD). He loves his crazy family life with three girls, tons of sports, tumbling, dance, and school activities!

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Lindsey Jones Roberson’s family has moved to Hunt, Texas, for the time being, although they still have their house in Austin. Lindsey reports that her family loves their new small-town community and thanks Covid-19 for driving them toward a simpler life. Lindsey is still working for Moreland Properties out of Austin but now has a strong focus on Hill Country real estate as well. If you know anyone interested in property in Austin, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Hunt or the surrounding areas, give Lindsey a call! Emily George Seiders has been super busy with interior design in Austin! Daughter Charlotte (3) and son Gray (12) keep their plate pretty full! The Mark Thiessen family kept on trucking through 2020 and into 2021. Son Baron (9) is playing SBMSA baseball and ice hockey at Memorial City, while daughter Berkley (7) is into dance, gymnastics, and breaking up with boyfriends. Mark and his wife Taly are most excited that Thiessen Law Firm opened an office in Aspen in April 2021! Anne Marie Vollero Thompson continues with her part-time work as a Health Education Specialist for Medicaid families at Texas Children’s Health Plan/Hospital. She reports that her work has been especially rewarding during the pandemic. Her husband Beau’s work as an NFL sports agent is taking off, and their daughters Sofia (9) and Charlotte (nearing 8) are healthy and well. Alex Turboff and her husband Mauricio moved from Brooklyn Heights to Pelham, New York in November, trading in city life for a backyard, garage, and storage space! Alex, Mauricio, and their sons Asher and Lucas love their new home and neighborhood, although they haven’t gotten to know too many of their neighbors yet because of Covid-19 life, and they hope to see people and do some traveling sometime in 2021! David Wise is still at Streetwise and going on 20 years in Commercial Real Estate, and his wife Stephanie loves working for Joshua I.F. Jones Architect. Next year, their three boys Henry (8th grade), Sam (6th grade), and Jack (1st grade) will be at TH Rogers and in the same school for the first time, at least for one year! Christina Cho Yoo and her architecture firm, Atelier Cho Thompson, have been working hard on the design of the new Kinkaid Upper School building with Brandt Bowden. Christina says that it has been so fun and meaningful to work on the project with fellow alumni and to see familiar faces in meetings (Charles Lawrence, Chris Kayem ’97, and David Werlin’s dad, Gene). We can’t wait to see the finished design, Christina!

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As for me, Erin Jones Brown, I am still happily living in Houston with my family and have started doing freelance legal writing, which I am loving. Wil ’95 and I will celebrate our 20th (!!) wedding anniversary this year, and our kids are growing like weeds. Harper ’26 (14) will be in 8th grade at Kinkaid next year and spends a lot of her time playing club field hockey (while I spend lots of time carting her to practices and tournaments!). Hutton ’28 (11) will be in 6th grade next year and loves playing football and baseball like his dad. And as for me, Emily Mitchell Covey, pandemic life has provided lots of family time! Our daughters Elena (9) and Isabel (5) get along most of the time. Ballet, Harry Potter, and American Girl activities keep them busy, while for me, real estate in Houston hasn’t seemed to slow down. We are grateful for our health, friends, and family and hope everyone is able to have a semi-normal summer this year!

1997 Christina Wilson Altenau Houston, Texas Christina.altenau@gmail.com Daniel Jenkins Houston, Texas Danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com Ashley Stanberry Brown is expanding her writing and editing career. In addition to writing for multiple magazines, she’s the editor for Hustle 2.0, an organization that reduces crime, violence, and recidivism through programs that equip incarcerated people with the tools to transform their lives. She continues to teach remotely, rescue animals, and enjoy life in the Texas Hill Country with her husband and animal children. Lindsay McMackin Burger and Austin Burger celebrated their third wedding anniversary in April! Austin is enjoying his position as a Trader at DRW and Lindsay is loving her role as a yoga, barre, and bounce teacher at M tiv Memorial. Their oldest Oscar (12) looks forward to his 7th grade year at Memorial Middle School and spends most of his hours on the baseball field, while Abigail (9) is honing her skills playing catcher on the softball field and will return to Frostwood Elementary as a 4th grader in the fall. Littlest girl Nolan (2.5) attends Memorial Drive Children’s Program during the regular school year and MDPC during the summer months. She loves following her older brother and sister to the ballfields and jumping on the trampoline and playing hide and seek with them, too!

Bethany Boyd Factor still resides in Fort Worth and is loving the small town feel of the city. Her 13-year-old twins started at Fort Worth Country Day this year and it brings back fond memories for both Bethany and her husband Canaan ’96 of days playing SPC sports. The Factors plan to visit New York City in September for the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. Noelle Eason Gray and her husband and two children Carolena (8) and Eason (6) continue to enjoy living in the Davis Mountains in far West Texas. Although they miss the offerings of larger cities, Rick’s job as Hospital CEO and Noelle’s job teaching 4th and 5th grade language arts are keeping them very busy. Lauren Singer Harris reports this past year was a Covid-19 cliche for her family. They have made lots of sourdough and done a lot of organic farming. She has also been busy building a program in Atlanta for Jewish Family & Career Services that exposes adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to the visual arts, engaging various artists and hobbyists to collaborate with them. They are beyond excited for the day in June when they drop both kids off at sleepaway camp so they can take a long three-week nap! Reagan Hart moved to Austin in the summer of 2019 and has been staying busy building her brow and permanent cosmetics business. She just opened up her first private studio called The Rhinestone Browgirl in the heart of mid-town Austin. She’s so happy to be back home in Texas after too many years away! Caroline Forney Helander resides in Houston with her husband Bill and their three children (11, 9, and 5). She stays busy being a mom and has fully jumped back into the life of being an actor. She booked a lead in a feature film before the industry shut down, as well as four short films and a feature with her family which is about how we are coping during the pandemic. She is constantly training and is now looking forward to summer and getting back to “normal”. Kristi Peterson Johnson is still living in Houston with husband Corey and sons Craig and Cameron (10). Kristi continues to work at NorthMarq in debt and equity capital markets. The Johnsons made it to the Top of Texas at Guadalupe Peak National Park this spring and also visited Carlsbad Caverns. Catherine Lewis married Brian Hultgren at the beginning of the pandemic, and they, along with Henry (7) welcomed a little gal named Mills to the family on December 29th. She continues to live in Brooklyn where she is a Design Professor at a CUNY college in the Bronx.

Leslie Reader Mazvinsky spent the “extra” time at home this past year chasing her daughter Mila (2) around. The whole family is ready to travel again! She continues to work for ESPN and NFL Network and will cover her tenth Olympics this summer for NBC. Hallie Eads Spies is still working for TIAA in Seattle. Her son Charlie is 7 and son Jack is 6. Sydney Welch Teegarden continues to run her residential interior design business and is now also teaching indoor cycling classes. She enjoys watching son Ben (12) playing lacrosse and daughter Libby (8) playing soccer. Sydney, husband Sloan and the kids still live in Dallas and the kids attend The Episcopal School of Dallas. Kathleen Young Zinn is still in Houston. Over the past year, Kathleen, Jeff and their four kids have spent more family time than they ever imagined! Their eldest Luke (14) will be a freshman at Lamar next fall; Oliver (12) will be in 7th grade at Lanier; Josey (9) will be in 4th grade and JW (6) will be in 1st grade at the School at St. George Place. Everyone is healthy and very excited for summer! Lastly, I, Christina Wilson Altenau, am still living in Houston with my husband Matt and three children Anna (10), Blake (8) and Jack (6). We have stayed busy this past year and look forward to a summer ahead of travel and pool time. Thanks, ladies, for your updates and hope you have a great rest of summer!

1998 Amy Parker Beeson Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com Liz Riddle Anders and husband David ’97 are thankful the school year is coming to a close and their kids Oliver ’31 (8) and Franny ’34 (5) had a great year going to school in person at Kinkaid. Oliver will be in 3rd grade this fall and Franny will be in kindergarten. Life is busy with the kids and her art advising and appraisal business. Liz is helping chair the Kinkaid Auction in March of 2022 and looking forward to it. Meredith Hopson Beaupre continues to enjoy being back in Houston after eight years (this year she will hit 19 years with J.P. Morgan). Meredith and her husband Andy are excited to have their younger daughter Brooke ’34 join her older sister Lauren ’33 at Kinkaid this fall. Lauren (6) will be in first grade and Brooke (5) will be starting Kindergarten. Whitney Brandon and her husband Ross are loving live at Blue Butterfly

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Farm in Dripping Springs with their two children Kirby (13) and Wiley (11). Whitney started a new business venture in Austin last year named Tree Garden (www.treegarden.org) and has enjoyed hosting live music and art events and creative workshops for the community. She would love to meet up with any of our Falcon friends visiting or living in Austin! Ross Canion is enjoying life in Houston with his wife Sarah Jane ’99 and their two kids Carter (9) and Kennedy (7). Sarah Jane is a real estate broker, and Ross moved from an oilfield services private equity fund to an industrial private equity fund in 2018. Jonathan Carl continues to enjoy rural life with his wife and four daughters (13, 11, 9 and 9) in central Kentucky. He recently celebrated a decade pastoring South Fork Baptist Church and loves reaching people globally with the love and truth of Jesus through www.TrustworthyWord.com and www.Bible.video (new). Leighton Carl had his busiest year ever practicing family medicine thanks to the (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, but reports that God has been faithful to sustain him through it. Leighton’s wife Jenny has been taking amazing care of their six(!) children, ages 18 months through 14. Jill Case is the Vice President of Managed Aircraft Sales for Executive Jet Management (EJM), a subsidiary of NetJets Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company. She is responsible for bringing on new aircraft to the EJM fleet but can help with anything private travel related. Jill lives in Austin where she enjoys the outdoors and eating her way through the city. She will be getting a dog before she writes another one of these updates, mark her words. Alex Curlet is enjoying life in D.C. with his wife Catherine and their two daughters Maggie and Ellie. They are very excited to report they are expecting their third little girl in July! Heather Heidemann Deiss is staying busy at Chevron traveling the globe via video conference. She enjoys visiting her colleagues in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America without the jet lag while still learning about other cultures. She is in a change management role influencing leadership behaviors to drive higher returns and lower carbon. She and husband Scott also spent a lot of time in Galveston over the last year and reminisced about Kinkaid Labor Day Weekends at Pirates Beach. Charlie Escher will be moving with his family to Las Vegas for his next assignment as the Navy’s lead at the tri-service F-35 Operational Test Team. Charlie has had a very rewarding tour as squadron commander in California and is looking forward to

the next challenge. His sea legs are drying up, but he is loving every day he gets to spend on dry land with his wife Leah and daughter Chloe (18 months). Elana Herman Evans is enjoying life in Houston with her family. Their son Henry ’28 is in 5th grade at the Presbyterian School and will be joining their daughter Millie ’30 (3rd grade) at Kinkaid in the fall. They are excited to have two Falcons next year! They have spent the better half of the past year cheering on their children in outdoor basketball and soccer fields. Henry is in his seventh year playing for West U Little League and plays on a year-round tournament team called the Colt 45s. Millie loves soccer and ballet, and she danced as a lamb and a toy soldier in the Houston Ballet’s last Nutcracker in 2019. Elana is hoping to have her back on stage again this Christmas season! Like many of us, Grayson Fitch has been enjoying working from home over the past year. His daughter Presley (4) will be starting Pre-K in the fall and Blakely just turned two. He is happy to report his family is doing well during this crazy time! Wylie Garcia moved her art studio to their family’s farm in Vermont this year, and they built a ceramics studio in the basement. They decided to homeschool their two children, one in Kindergarten and the other in 6th grade, and she reports that her oldest now knows how to take notes using the Ms. Cooney method! They are also preparing to expand their brood with two new kids…they will be welcoming two baby goats to the farm at the end of April! It has been a challenging year for Ashley Gillespie (fs) who continues to work in event production and as a flight attendant for Southwest. She worked her first event with C3 Presents in over a year, the NFL Draft, and has been busy in the “Friendly Skies” building character and managing unruly passengers! Kelly is still plugging away at Tableau/Salesforce. They are really enjoying living in Houston and building roots in the Heights! Katherine Harper made the leap from her studio job last year to produce films full time! She is currently finishing post-production on The Unknown Country starring Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon, Billions) and Raymond Lee (Top Gun: Maverick) which they just submitted to Cannes, Venice, and other European film festivals. She is also starting work on a documentary about Mid-1980’s Afghanistan with an incredible team she can’t talk about yet! Other than that, she is spending as much time outside

as possible competing with her dog Frank at hunt trials. Frank just got his Senior Hunter title, so they are now training for Master Hunter. Margot Fried Hogan has had a crazy year and was very happy to have all three of her children back in school! Henry ’29 will be starting middle school at Kinkaid in the fall, August ’32 will be in 2nd grade, and her precious caboose Margaret ’34 will be in Kindergarten. She is staying busy with her sunglass company, transparent, and is having a good time rolling out new designs and collabs! Charles Houssiere and his family have experienced great success this year. Their boys Cash (5) and Beau (3) are moving into Kindergarten and P1 at St. Francis and are playing soccer and tee-ball at West U. At Biotex, even with quarantines and travel bans, they have had great results with their overseas first-in-man study, and they adapted very well by providing NIH with a novel solution for an at-home, disposable Covid-19 testing kit. Saving the best for last, his wife Lisa deserves a big congratulations for bringing their third child, a GIRL, into this world in July! All the while, cranking out the power legal work as partner at McKool Smith. Wishing everyone a great 2021! Brooke McGuyer Hutson is staying busy with her interior design business and her two children Parker who will be going into 5th grade this fall and Caroline ’33 who will be starting 1st grade. Ran Jones, his wife Christina, and their two daughters Juliette (7) and Scarlett (2) left Los Angeles and moved to Austin this year. He is in television development for Lime Pictures in LA and also owns his own production and camera gear rental company in LA. The pandemic gave them the freedom to move, so they said, why not!? Jen Swick Krakowsky is living in Hastings-on-Hudson, a small village in the suburbs just north of New York City with her husband Josh, two sons Ian and Leo (11 and 8), and a new pandemic puppy. While she practiced as a litigator in New York for several years out of law school, she is not currently practicing law. Instead, she’s a yoga teacher specializing in back care and scoliosis. She thinks back to her dance days with Miss Bev at Kinkaid often as she studies movement and kinesiology and teaches alignment-based yoga. She hopes everyone is well and staying safe and sane in these turbulent times. Chris Leavitt is still living and working in Houston. His three children Harrison ’31, Clayton ’33, and Eliand ’35 will all be at Kinkaid next year. Alicia Lee joined one of my favorite

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organizations, the March of Dimes, this past year and is serving as its Director, MCH Collective Impact. She is working with a multi-sector collaborative aimed at reducing maternal mortality and preterm birth in Houston and Harris County. Andrew Lee is in his third year working in business development for a small midstream company and is really enjoying both the work and his colleagues. His daughter Maryn (11) will be graduating from Rummel Creek Elementary this May and enrolling in Memorial Middle School in the fall. Maryn loves that she’s almost finished with 5th grade, and can’t wait for middle school to start. They took a father-daughter trip to West Texas for spring break, and he is looking forward to travelling again once life gets back to normal. Christina Pappas and her husband Bill Boffa welcomed their second little boy John Constantine on February 25. John joins big brother William who is in preschool at Post Oak Montessori. After graduating from the Bush School at Texas A&M University and commissioning as an Army Officer into the Texas Army National Guard through the Green to Gold program, Christine Reddick got her CDL and started team-driving with her husband on their own semi-truck. She has been a mobilization planning Officer with the Guard, and with trucking she made a lot of deliveries from big brand food distribution centers to grocery distribution centers around the country, closely supporting New York City during March of 2020. She and her husband Ron are on track to fully retire at the end of December 2021, but not yet sure what the next fun adventure will be. Jeff Robin and his wife Elisa are enjoying life back in Houston (Tanglewood) having relocated from Florida last year. They are thrilled their daughter Lyla ’34 (5) will be attending Kinkaid starting this fall. She loves playing tennis and soccer. Their son Garrett (2) is an Astros fan and is learning to play the drums. His favorite band is AC/DC. Jeff’s new law practice (Jeffrey Robin Law PLLC) concentrates in the areas of business litigation, torts, employee benefits/executive compensation, and tax law. Gavin Roseman and his wife Ashley now have three children at Kinkaid: Davis ’32 (7), Brooke ’30 (9), and Sari ’28 (11). Gavin is still with Stellus, and Ashley has been volunteering and working at the Jewish Community Center while taking care of their children and running her business Calm Living as well. Their girls are going to sleepaway camp in North Carolina this summer, while Davis will be staying in Houston and doing some camps around town.

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Jade Sachs Fea is still living in Madison, Wisconsin with her two boys Boden (14) and Tatum (10) and her new little girl Sunny, who was born just this past Christmas! She continues to work as a bilingual resource specialist in the Monona Grove School District and as a board member of their parent equity council. In that role, she is working on state initiatives for driver’s licenses for all and instate tuition for all students who live in Wisconsin, no matter if they were born in the USA or not. She is looking forward to hugging and seeing friends and family again soon. Lindsay Green Wallace and her husband Sam are excited to report that their favorite (and only!) son Miller ’34 will be a Falcon next year! Lindsay is still busy with Schlumberger and enjoying family life in Houston. Laura Kamas Wheeler and her husband Erik are enjoying family life in Houston. In the fall, their children Mason (6) and Sutton (4) will be starting school at AOS, and Erik’s daughter Gabby (15) will be starting high school at Clear Lake. Michael Winningham is still busy designing and building homes in Austin. His children Moustapha, Nour, and Rima are now 10, 7, and 3. Life is busy playing basketball, doing gymnastics, renovating their home, and finding safe ways of keeping sane. They are preparing for life on the other side and hope our Kinkaid community is doing well. As for me, Amy Parker Beeson, I have had a busy and fulfilling first year working from the garage apartment, satellite office of Beck Redden LLP. Our boys Teddy (6) and Georgie (4) are both in school at AOS, and we were very happy to send them back there in person this past February after nearly a year of keeping them at home. Our son Jack (4) has been working hard in therapy and will be heading to Chicago for an extended outpatient stay at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab this spring. He returned home in May and will be starting preschool at the JCC in their STARS program this summer. We’re very proud of him and looking forward to continued growth and progress. Michael has been selflessly taking care of all of them over the past year to keep them safe, so he is looking forward to having a little bit of his freedom back come fall! As always, it was great hearing from everyone!

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2000 Spencer English Houston, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com Michel Miller Mullett Houston, Texas michelmullett@hotmail.com It’s been a minute since we checked in with the Class of 2000 girls, as we assumed no one had many (nice) things to say about the dumpster fire that was 2020. Thankfully, we’re halfway through 2021 now and things seem to be looking up for our classmates. We learned about new jobs, new babies, new pets…so much to celebrate! Read on to hear all about it. Stefy Palandjoglou Allen writes, “Covid brought my husband and three boys to Houston for an unexpected but wonderful year. We have cherished being with my family during this time and ultimately made the decision to move from New York City to Miami starting this fall. We’re excited about this next adventure!” Lacey Liedtke Brunner, her husband Ross, and their two kids Laurie and little Ross kind of moved to Houston. (Sadly, I feel like I saw more of her when she was living in Midland!) But here’s why... The Brunners traveled to Taos, New Mexico for Spring Break 2020, and en route to Taos, the Great Toilet Paper Caper began. Lacey writes, “Charmin was nowhere to be found. Mask hysteria followed. Taos Mountain shut down the day we arrived (not to worry, fun was still had) and schools across the country closed for business.” The Brunners thought, “What the heck – let’s stay in Taos until schools re-open in a few weeks!” Except…schools never did. Spring turned into summer, which turned into fall. Lacey continues, “We grew a garden, saw the seasons change, and lived off the grid

(not really, but it sounds good). Then we finally moved back to Houston in October to transition the kids from Zoom to the classroom – one of the greater moments in my life.” In early February, the Brunners’ car was stolen out of their driveway and stripped for parts, and in late February came the Icepocalypse. She concludes, “We still don’t have flooring because of burst pipes, but we do have a very close relationship with our insurance agent, Pam!” Welcome to Houston, Lacey…it can only go up from here! Brittany Hansen Cassin shares, “After 12 years with John Daugherty, I moved my real estate over to Compass in January 2020, which has been great. I’m very happy with the change and the added resources and technology – especially in this crazy Covid year and a VERY active housing climate, both on and off market. Otherwise, Travis and I are busy with our two boys Charlie ’30 and Jake ’32.” Jennifer Vosko Caughey tells us, “All is great here in Houston! Emily and James are almost done with 2nd grade and Kindergarten at ROBS; they’re getting so big! Despite COVID, we ended up having a really enjoyable year with a lot of special family time, including an amazing month in Colorado. After serving as an appellate judge, I’ve spent the last couple of years chairing the appellate department of the large law firm Jackson Walker, which has been a great experience. My husband Ryan has been at Susman Godfrey for about a decade now, and he continues to love it there.” Shaun Elizabeth Hopson Dickerson is enjoying life in Austin with her husband and two sons Beau (7) and Teddy (6). She is a Principal at Cypress Real Estate Advisors where she has worked for the last 14 years. Shaun spends much of her time on the road (or more recently….Zoom!) meeting with university endowments and other institutional investors to raise capital for the firm’s commingled funds. She is looking forward to family trips to the beach and Colorado

1999 Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com Alumni phonathon volunteers Adam Tepper ’01, Todd Moore ’01, Bruce Bilger ’01, Kenady Davis ’99, and Jeffrey Wise ’99

this summer. Bevin Bering Dubrowski and her family have spent the last year in East Boothbay, Maine at their summer home – which quickly got fixed up to weather the winter. She writes, “Everyone has loved getting to experience a different way of life and has fully taken advantage of all sports and fun, skiing every nearby mountain, skating every pond, and exploring and hiking the surrounding forests.” Bevin has gotten involved with the kids’ school as a teaching assistant to the art instructor and is also facilitating the art creation for the school auction. She shares, “Dan turned a shed into his office and works on a shoreline project between calls, and my parents have also joined us in this adventure! They transformed our guest cottage into a warm and cozy place for themselves and their constantly visiting grandkids. We are looking forward to returning to Houston in August and are excited for our son Jack ’34 to join the Kindergarten class at Kinkaid.” Lauren Manford Gauthreaux writes from Austin, “This past year we have spent a lot of time in Crested Butte. Cece learned how to trail ride and is taking up mountain bike riding this summer like her brothers. I promised I would learn with her...so that should be interesting considering I was on the C team in all Kinkaid sports. It’s hard to believe, but two of my bonus sons are graduating college this year and Cece will be headed to Kindergarten in the fall.” Lauren Leavitt-Griffin and her husband Dallas are keeping busy chasing their two children Grant ’34 (5) and Ayelet (3), three yorkies, and eight chickens! Lauren continues to work as an Emergency Medicine physician at Memorial Hermann and Signature Care in Houston. Barrie Gordon Gruner reports, “We are still in Los Angeles, although we have been dividing our time this year between the hills, the beach, and always Zoom screens. I head up the Hulu Originals marketing team, having expanded my scope from publicity to now also overseeing creative, strategy, and social. This year we’ve integrated into the Walt Disney Company which means my kids Max and Billie won’t stop asking when the world will re-open so we can use our Disneyland passes.” Erin Stuewer Hinze is still living in Dallas and working as a part-time attending covering the pediatric dental clinic at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Her three children are now 8, 6, and 3. Erin writes, “No new hobbies were realized over the last year – just lots of family time resulting in a very messy house. We are looking forward to lots of beach time this summer!”

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Bethany Morehouse Howlett reports from Madison, Wisconsin, “My husband and I started off 2020 with a month-long trek to Everest Base Camp; we returned to a very different world. As a physician, I have spent this year adapting to my community’s needs, sometimes working long shifts in the hospital or conducting TeleMed/video visits from my office. As medical school faculty, I continue to prioritize community engagement work, health professional education, and clinical care that is equitable, inclusive, and just. I am humbled by the compassion, sacrifice, and creativity others have shown during a trying year. With much work ahead, I remain earnest in my personal and professional commitments to social and racial justice.” Your other class correspondent, Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick, shares, “Brian and I headed to the ranch in Sisterdale, Texas with our three boys in March 2020, which inadvertently became six months of Hill Country ranch living. For the rest of the school year, I jockeyed livestream lessons and Zooms for Foster (7) and Colin (5) and did my best to prevent baby Pierce (1) from heartof-Texas hazards like rugged stone staircases, sharp cacti, ant beds, barbed wire, open fireplaces... But we actually enjoyed a semi-normal summer by the Guadalupe River, and our boys all resumed school in-person this year.” Shauna Levy writes, “I am still living in New Orleans where I am a bariatric surgeon and the medical director of the Tulane Bariatric Center. 2020 was an exciting year for my husband Lars and me because we welcomed our daughter Runa Natalie Carlsen. We are excited to finally get her out of the house in 2021!” Jessica Jones Meyer is busy in the real estate market with Greenwood King Properties in Houston. She loves helping clients find their dream homes, which Jessica says has been especially exciting during a pandemic! She and her husband Peto are also busy with their two little Falcons. Peter ’29 and Emma ’31 are having a great year and loving their time at Kinkaid. Whitney Stubbs Newton shares, “The very same week my husband started a new job as Upper School Head at Oakwood School in Morgan Hill, the pandemic forced all schools online, and thus ensued the weirdest year of working and teaching for us both that has ever been. Mark and I both worked endlessly from home in El Granada while our daughter Jolene (3) interrupted our Zoom classes to demand cheese or tell us about her poop. In summer 2020, we moved to Morgan Hill to be closer to Mark’s school, and I now commute to Menlo

School to teach through a mask while Jolene goes to Oakwood with Mark. Pandemic teaching is profoundly suboptimal – but it remains meaningful work, and we’re both grateful for that, for stability, and for the resilience of our daughter.” Lee LaGrasse Nichols is still living in Dallas with her husband Josh ’99 and their two children. She continues to enjoy her work as a Nurse Practitioner and says everyone in her family is happy and healthy! Mary Rambin made a big move from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico when quarantine hit. After a couple of months in PR, she decided she loves her new island life and is staying indefinitely! During Covid-19, Mary continued to stay busy as a branding and marketing strategist. She is also currently building a new pharma brand with products she says “we can use as a new morning routine to get us ready for a new day after a long night out!” Tara Ravichandran shares, “I had a baby girl on April 5th, my first baby, named Wiley Riggins Gaines. My husband Will Gaines and I are elated. I continue to work at Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs in Atlanta as Of Counsel practicing in healthcare regulatory and healthcare corporate law.” The biggest news for Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig is that, after 21 years away, she and her family of five are finally making the move to Houston! I know leaving San Antonio after 11 wonderful years will be bittersweet for the Rosenzweigs, but we are SO thrilled to call them Houstonians at last! Murphey Harmon Sears really made me laugh with her report. She tells us, “Despite churning out 18 meals a day (plus 19,273,628 snacks!) while in quarantine, I am not opening an-in home diner anytime soon because I’m still working as the Chief Development Officer for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. My favorite job, however, remains as ringleader of the Sears Circus for our 4 Ps (8, 6, 3.5 and 2). This spring, I am spending the downhill slide into turning 40 by being honored as ‘20 under 40’ by People Newspapers for making a difference in my community and riding my sixth MS150.” Sarah Zeller Seelaus writes, “Like everyone else, our Covid-19 life has had some ups and downs, but it’s given me the opportunity to stop commuting and spend more time with our two children, which I am grateful for! We are still living in Short Hills, NJ and I am still working at Sound Point Capital, where I have been for 11 years now – it’s crazy to be the older generation at work! After a year of not traveling, we spent March in Big

Sky, Montana, and our kids have become excellent skiers (far better than their mom!). We are hoping to head out there again in August, as well as plan some other trips this summer if the world returns to normal. I missed seeing everyone at our reunion (that wasn’t able to happen) and hope our class is doing well!” For the past three years, Annette Thorstenberg has been working at The Jung Center as the Bookstore Associate, where she manages the front desk and bookstore and also helps with advertising classes on the internet. Annette tells us she has joined a regular biking group and even participated in the MS 150 in 2018. In addition to biking, she has been enjoying yoga, running, training (and playing with!) her dog, and reading – especially about Jungian Psychology. She also recently got into bowling and has joined a bowling league with her dad. Amy Spalding Urquhart reports, “This past year was a bit of a strange one, but we are doing well! Dean ’31 is in 2nd grade and Louise ’33 is in Kindergarten. We are so thankful to Kinkaid for making it possible for them to be in school all year! Our youngest Adair just turned 3 and is loving preschool at First Steps Montessori. We are looking forward to a big Spalding family trip to Santa Fe this summer to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday, as well as a trip to see Robert’s family in northern Michigan. We also jumped on the Covid-19 puppy bandwagon and added a sweet mini Australian Shepherd named Ginger to our family!” In addition to chasing her four kids, Shannon Feste Werme had a busy year chairing the Hunters Creek Elementary Auction and helping with the Rebuild HCE Capital Campaign to raise money for the new Hunters Creek Elementary school building. Her oldest child will enter Spring Branch Middle School in the fall and her youngest has just one more year until she’s old enough to join her siblings at HCE. Traci Thompson White continues to run her successful interior design business Traci White Designs while living in Dallas with her husband Caperton and two children Payton (7) and Lillian (4). The most shocking thing that happened to me (Michel Miller Mullett) this year is that I finally gave in and allowed a furry family member to join the chaos at our home. Wilson Marshmallow Mullett came into our lives on January 30 and has easily quadrupled in size since then. He is an English Cream Golden Retriever who is supposed to have a fluffy white coat, but more often he’s covered in dirt, leaves, and mulch. Despite the backyard debris he’s

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constantly tracking into the house, I have grown to love him dearly and our daughters Charlotte ’32 (7) and Anna ’34 (5) are HUGE fans. I still work full-time in the marketing department at Thompson & Knight LLP where I have spent the last 11 years, and thanks to the increased flexibility that accompanied the pandemic, I was able to (ever-so-slightly) improve my tennis game this year! We are excited about our family trips to Florida and Colorado this summer and the girls are looking forward to a great school year at Kinkaid in the fall. Sincerest thanks to the Class of 2000 girls for checking in with me and Alyssa during this oh-so-strange year. We would have loved to see everyone at our 20th reunion in 2020, but alas, Covid-19 had other plans. As we all know, our attempt to reschedule for April 2021 was also unsuccessful (thanks to the longest pandemic ever!) so we will have to celebrate BIG for our 25th reunion in the spring of 2025! Don’t you worry, it will be…WORTH THE WAIT!

2001 Krystal Carter Houston, Texas krystaldcarter@gmail.com Stuart Pradia Camden, New Jersey stuart31@gmail.com Andrew Alexander – “Just defending freedom along with my fellow Airmen in the USAF. Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do. Airpower, Anytime, Anywhere. Many take the easy path or the path less traveled. I took the path no one travels entering the military in my late 30’s. It’s the greatest decision I ever made. Fly, Fight, Win fellow ’01 Falcons.” Blair Swick Andres – “Still living in Charlotte with my husband and two daughters (4 and 7). Celebrated ten years at Bank of America this fall, still managing their social media. And the most exciting update...We added a Wheaten Terrier puppy Winnie to our family last spring!” Robin Weekley Bruce – “Our family has been hunkered down in Austin, TX over the past year and feel incredibly grateful for our health and growing family during this season! We welcomed number three, our first girl(!), in mid-May 2021.” Krystal Danielle Carter – “After getting vaccinated, I decided to spend a week in Hawaii and decompress from the rigors of work. Nothing else super exciting to report from me at this time.”

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Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream to Win the World Series Jon Funkhouser ’02 Software Developer and World Series Champion

n 1998, Jon Funkhouser ’02 entered 9th grade at Kinkaid. He was a successful student as well as a three-sport varsity athlete in football, wrestling, and track (and jokes he was briefly a “bad member” of the JV baseball team). He took several advanced math and science classes at Kinkaid and is grateful for the influential teachers he encountered in those classes, particularly Physics Teacher Linda Miller and Former Math Teacher and Coach Tom Wey, who not only taught him geometry in the classroom, but was his Defensive Line Coach on the football field. While Jon knew he wanted to study Computer Science in college from the time he entered Upper School, he recognizes that the AP Computer Science course he took at Kinkaid gave him a head start. Upon graduating from Kinkaid, Jon earned his BS in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2006, where he went on to earn his Masters in Computer Engineering in 2007. In his first job out of school as an Authoring Engineer at Deluxe Media Inc., Jon was responsible for programming the menus and features on Blu-ray discs for all the major studios including Disney, Fox, and Universal. Meanwhile, in Major League Baseball (MLB), there was a growing focus on creating and building up Research and Development Departments (R&D) as a part of Baseball Operations where R&D is made up of three disciplines – Baseball Systems, Quantitative Analysis, and Performance Science. In December 2014, Andrew Friedman was hired as President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and R&D quickly became a priority for the organization. Jon, who grew up loving baseball more than anything, became the fifth member of the Dodgers’ R&D team and the second member of the Baseball Systems team in 2015. After eight years with Deluxe Media, he told them, “I wanted to win a World Series, and I can’t do that here.” Baseball Systems is responsible for maintaining a centralized source of data and tools for Baseball Operations. The department works closely with all of the other departments, from producing player valuation models with QA to providing systems for scouts to submit their reports on players. All of this information is then presented to decision makers and used in the amateur/professional player acquisition process and preparations for upcoming opponents. Of his six years with the Dodgers, they have been to three World Series. Of course, their first World Series appearance was against the Houston Astros. Jon admits he was a “gigantic” Astros fan growing up. At Game 6 in Los Angeles, he ran into former Astros Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio and joked, “I had to try hard not to tell them how much I loved them.” While 2017 wasn’t the Dodgers’ year (Go ‘Stros!), Jon and the organization became World Series Champions in 2020. Roughly 20%

of their roster were players drafted after Jon started with Baseball Systems in 2015, many of whom he had a big role in drafting as amateurs. The Dodgers’ R&D department is now the biggest in the league at 24 team members. Jon’s short-term goal is to help the organization remain at a championship caliber level by continuing to advance their systems and create tools directly for players to use as they prepare for upcoming games. Jon’s advice to students interested in pursuing software development, aside from taking appropriate courses in high school and college, is to build “hobby projects” along the way. He emphasizes the benefit of having sample projects in your portfolio when going through the job interview process. As for how he got into the professional sports industry, Jon isn’t sure how he became so lucky. He shares, “Software development for a baseball team is the perfect melding of my personal and professional interests.”

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Robin Clarkson – “I’m still working in the legal department for the Total Group (a French energy supermajor) and last August relocated to Geneva, Switzerland with my son to work as Senior Legal Counsel in the main office for Total’s Trading & Shipping division. It’s been a great experience so far despite 2020 doing its thing and me speaking very little French. Living in a completely different culture (and so close to the Alps) has been wonderful, and we’re loving the abundant cheese, chocolate and croissants.” Michael Constantiner – “Officially a California resident now, again, which puts me only about 743 miles away from Matthew Rosenberg and his Utah Covid-19 hideout. It’s not super close, but it’s better than 2,200 miles from NYC. Also, the weather here is much better, which I am already taking for granted... as we do. The portable glass water bottle company didn’t work out. In hindsight, that was pretty obvious. My new company, also heavily inspired by Matthew Rosenberg, takes old tires from high performance cars and recycles them into yoga mats. Going to call it YOGAMATTICS... “yoga mat” + “matthew” + “automatic transmission”. Get it? I don’t either, but it’s ok, I trust in the process. Otherwise, all is well. My son is almost four, my daughter is nine months or so, and I’m not happy that our 20 year reunion is actually this year.” Jennifer Kinley Daniels – “After nine years of living on the beautiful white beaches of Destin, Florida with our three kids (9.5, 8, and 5.5), our family is moving this summer to Norfolk, Virginia. My husband has been assigned to work at Langley AFB. We are looking forward to this new location, especially for the changing seasons and the opportunities a big city can offer!” Iman Farrior - Iman and family are still enjoying sunny Los Angeles. Iman is still working at Compass, which just went public, and the kids are enjoying being back in school in-person after over a year of “remote learning”. Here’s to a slow but sure return to normalcy! Jonathan Fischer – “I got married during the pandemic last June! My wife Kristen Ziegler and I are still living in Richmond, VA and moving into our newly built home later this summer. Keeping it low key during the pandemic still and taking mini vacations to remote places in and around Virginia.” Mark Frachtman – “My tutoring company, Math Geeks & Science Freaks, celebrated ten years in business this past January. It’s been quite a journey! I’m also launching a new venture later this year called Style By Mile, a website (and eventual

app) to help people shop local clothing stores. A limited number of discounted, pre-launch memberships will be sold at StyleByMile.com soon! Finally, I’ve been working on a successful YouTube channel with a friend and her daughter called ‘Cady’s Corner.’ It’s a family-friendly channel with everything from music parodies and special effects to funny interviews with strangers and more recently Roblox gameplay. It’s fun and funny entertainment for all ages. Check it out!” Brittany Hall-Clark - Brittany is celebrating her twelfth year of marriage to Carl Clark ’02 in June. They have two children Carl III (6) and Malaika (3). Brittany has been working as a private psychology practice (InSight Psychology and Behavioral Health Services), specializing in trauma recovery, anxiety management, and diversity issues. She is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and a consultant for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative as well as the National Center for PTSD Consultation program. In her spare time, she focuses on family time and her dance ministry. Laura Askew Howlett - Gave birth to a daughter Emerson Leigh on May 3, 2020 in the midst of the pandemic (not recommended). Still working at the VA on the CCN contract. Whitney Cantrell Irvine – “We relocated to Arlington, VA. Not much going on here but hope everyone is well!” Caroline Ivie Lents – “Still loving life as a recovering lawyer and current fitness instructor and teacher in Brooklyn. I spend half my time teaching at a vocational school for people who want to enter the fitness industry and the other half training individuals and groups. Virtual training is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I will never commute to the Upper East Side for a 6:00 AM session for the rest of my life. Not ever.” Sarah Lucas – “I had a baby named Lawrence Lucas Lamb in April of 2020, so I spent the UK lockdown hanging out with him. I am still living in Exeter and working in the politics department at the university here, but I will be in Houston this summer for the first time in 16 months and cannot wait!” Dan Lummis – “In July 2020, I opened The Orchard on the Brazos, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Wallis, TX.” Todd Moore and his family are glad to have 2020 in the rearview mirror, but are grateful for the lessons learned and the strengthened relationships with friends and family. 2021 has been off to a great start, and as the world opens back up, we are all excited to lock in some much overdue

family vacations. At the end of 2020, I made a career move and accepted a role as Principal at Colliers, continuing to work on real estate capital markets transactions. It has been a great move so far, and I am very excited what the future holds. Cheers! Alyson Weaver Nicholas – “Our family moved into a new home in Santa Monica, California last fall. Currently writing for television and enjoying life with my husband Evan and our two kids August (5) and Rosy (2).” Louise Frank Pennebaker – “Drew and I had our fourth baby boy! Between virtual learning and late-night feedings with the baby, I continue to work on my creative business of painting and freelance graphic design. Even though the uncertainty of this year brought some discomfort, it was really wonderful to have Drew working from home and to get so much uninterrupted time with our kids. Life is good and we are grateful!” Laura Sheedy Pipkin – “We welcomed baby number three on March 13, 2021. Elizabeth is loved by all, especially her big brother and sister. We are looking forward to post-pandemic normalcy, so we can introduce her to everyone!” Katherine Tropoli Plumb – “I finally have three children in the same school and quickly realized what a luxury that is! John and I built a house and have been able to really enjoy it since we spent so much time at home this year! We ran away to Colorado after the February freeze to go skiing for a week and are looking forward to resuming our love of travel with some fun trips this summer. I am taking the kids on a girls’ trip to explore Moab with Cabell Walker Wood and Mollie Schall in August. Mollie is a great planner, so contact her with any of your travel needs! We just hope we survive the desert heat and don’t lose any of the children...” Tyler Scharar - Tyler promotes to Commander in the US Navy in September and serves with First Naval Construction Regiment in Port Hueneme, CA, where he lives with his wife and four-year-old twin girls. Laura Stephenson – “Oliver and I welcomed our baby girl Vivian on January 25. She’s doing great, and big brother Will loves showing her his cars and trucks. We’re all happy to be emerging from lockdown in London (knock on wood)!” Kameron Averitt Swithin – “My husband, two children, and I now live in Florence, Alabama seven months per year and in Pagosa Springs, Colorado five months per year. I still work for our non-profit Outdoor Adventures (www.outdooradventures.org) as VP of Risk Management. I love it! We are spreading our mission work to the Appalachian area, which is why we

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are splitting our time between AL and CO. If you are interested in mentoring fatherless youth, check us out!” Katherine Campbell Van Steenburgh – “What a year. 2020 brought our family many challenges and sorrows and also surprising joys. Philip and I have been homeschooling our three kids Campbell, Chloe and Iris during the pandemic on Cape Cod, our home base for the past five years. It has been an adventure and we definitely have a deeper appreciation for all teachers. We’ve jumped on the hobby train and have been roasting coffee, gardening, and making and eating a lot of homemade pasta.” Cabell Walker Wood – “David Wood and I are busy with our three kids Walker (6), Sutherland (4), and Lewis (2). We are excited to travel again this summer and enjoy time with our family and friends.”

2002 Ariana Nizza Chapman New York, New York Ariananizzachapman@gmail.com Leslie Roemer Labanowski Houston, Texas leslielabanowski@gmail.com The Class of 2002 is grieving the recent loss of our beloved classmate Arash Zafarnia as well as our beloved classmate Will Melton who passed in 2019. We are wishing all in the Kinkaid community health as the current pandemic has hit many hard. We are sending lots of well-wishes for our collective recovery and wish you all a bright 2021. David Barer is living and working as a journalist in Austin with his wife Kristine and almost three-year-old son Early. Liz Mims Bender lives in Houston with her husband and three children Max (7), Rose (5) and Sam (2). Emily Collins Blau and husband recently moved back to Texas from Ohio in July after her husband finished his residency in December 2019. Emily is currently working part-time for the Houston Area Jewish Federation, trying to connect young Jewish families in West Houston, and Emily’s husband is working as a physician at St. Joseph Medical Center. They are living in Katy with their 20-month-old daughter Poppy and are expecting a baby boy at the end of May. They are so happy to be back in our hometown and closer to our family and friends! Alicia Cho and her husband Ben welcomed their daughter Naomi KingCho on June 5, 2020. They currently live in Los Angeles. Jacquelyne Maddox Deegan and

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Photo of the late Arash Zafarnia ’02 submitted by classmate David Barer ’02 from Senior Spring Break in Acapulco, Mexico

husband John welcomed their second daughter Emilia in September. She has been keeping them busy along with her big sister who is 3.5-years-old. Wade Gibson and wife Juliet welcomed their first child Teddy during the pandemic, and he turned one in April. Wade is now a senior VP at Brinks Home Security, and Juliet is practicing dermatology in North Dallas. Now that Covid-19 is receding (fingers crossed), they’d love to meet up with any Kinkaid alums in Dallas! Kathleen Hinton Park and her husband Robert expanded their services at Luna Recovery and opened the doors to a new nine bed Residential Treatment Facility in Houston. We are thrilled to be embarking on this new journey and are also busy at home with our boys Wilder and Rowan. Kathleen is eager to soak up the summer with family and friends! Isla McConn Jornayvaz and husband Joseph are in Houston and had a baby girl named Jane in October 2020. Her big brothers Joseph ’30, Tommy ’32, and Luke ’34 couldn’t be happier. Corinne Kendall is still working for the North Carolina Zoo, now as Curator of Conservation and Research. It was a year of limited travel and lots of writing and data analysis as she continues to manage several international programs and a staff of three at the zoo. Her daughter Bianca (2) enjoyed a lot of outdoor adventures and hiking with Corinne and her husband in 2020. Corinne shares this note about former Upper School Science Teacher Dennis Shepler who passed away on February 18, 2021: “There are a handful of people who truly make an impact on our lives — inspire us, support us, teach us. For me, Mr. Shepler was one of those people. He taught me in 6th and 8th grade at Awty International School and then in 9th and 12th grade at Kinkaid. I’ll never forget our mark-recapture

Ashley Springmeyer Jones ’04, Emilie Scott Wallace, Will Monteleone ’02, Ryan Springmeyer ’02, Wills Hover ’02, Reid Springmeyer ’02, Paul Barnhart ’02, and the late Will Melton ’02

study on Gambusia affinis (mosquito fish) — the first scientific name I ever learned. Most meaningful was the 6th grade project he assigned which was a multi-faceted research study that for me included assessing the role of zoos through interviews with Houston Zoo director, surveys about animal welfare, and studying the diverging views of animal rights activists versus zoo professionals. This is a project and question that I have come back to frequently in my career (as I’m now a curator at a zoo), and through his guidance, even my discoveries from this study when I was only 12 years old have informed my professional thinking. He helped me find Texas A&M’s sea camp where I explored marine science in Middle School and encouraged me to do an animal behavior project on wallabies at Houston Zoo for interim term. Mr. Shepler’s passion for science, ecology, and ornithology helped maintain and propel my love of wildlife conservation, and I am forever grateful to have learned so much from him. I was fortunate enough to be able to share a bit of my gratitude with him through a tour of the Bronx Zoo in the early 2010s and through his attendance at my wedding in 2017. I am lucky enough to have two of his paintings — one a large canvas painting of a Lappet-faced vulture that he did off a photo from my fieldwork in Kenya. He was truly a man of many talents. I will remember his wit, guidance, passion, and kindness and forever be grateful to have had such an incredible science teacher in my formative years.” Katie Klein opened an outpatient behavioral health treatment program, Ravenhawk Recovery, centering on treating kids, teens and adults with eating disorders, substance abuse, and other mental health challenges. Lauren Bush Lauren has been living

between NYC and Katonah, NY during Covid-19. She and her family have been healthy and well during this crazy year, so feel very lucky. She also just welcomed her third child, another boy Robert “Rocky” Lauren on April 10. Her other boys James (5) and Max (3) have been very sweet big brothers so far! Beyond mommy-ing, she has been busy working remotely with her team on FEED. Clifton Levine is currently living in Los Angeles where he has been for 11 years. After spending three years as the VP of Finance for the Los Angeles Chargers helping move the team from San Diego to LA, Clifton took time off to travel around the world for six months and returned to LA and joined a new private equity backed cannabis company called Amuse. Chelsea Cunningham McDermott had another baby girl Carlotta Dorothy Reid in November! Now a family of four, they have their work cut out for them! Kate Schafer Nesselt continues to live in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Sean and their two wonderful children Patrick (4) and Meghan (18 months). Covid-19 has allowed her to appreciate living at the beach and spending time as a family. She is coming up on her eighth year with Wells Fargo as a Vice President in the Commercial Bank, helping midsized to large corporations with their banking needs. Ariana Nizza returned to Houston after living in London for two years and getting a divorce. She has been consulting with PwC both previously in London and now in Houston. She is very happy to be back in Houston! Laura Altman Prewett and family moved back to Houston a little over a year ago after living overseas in Baku, Azerbaijan for six years. They are very happy to be home and settled! Laura is a physician with Texas

Children’s, and the past year has been very unusual and challenging. Their family is very excited to welcome their fourth child this summer, to join their three older siblings Levi (4), June (3), and Pearl (18 months). Liz Love Ross and husband Adam welcomed a baby girl Peyton Ross into the world on March 27, 2020. Luckily, big brother James is adapting well. Liz is still working in her private practice part-time, and in July 2020, Liz joined the team at the Orchard on the Brazos recovery center, founded by Kinkaid alum Dan Lummis ’01, as a staff psychologist two days a week. Linda Gardner Schubert recently relocated back to San Diego from the bay area with her husband Sheyne and kids Worth (4) and Scarlett (2). She started a new role heading up recruiting for Arianna Huffington’s new startup Thrive Global. Jordan Samuels is still working at USAA where he is a Project Manager in Bank Software Development, and in 2019 he obtained his MBA. He recently celebrated ten years of marriage with his wife Chantal, and they continue to reside in San Antonio with their dogs Shorty and Kyra.

2003 Anne Tropoli Kahle Houstton, Texas anne.tropoli@gmail.com

2004 Jordan Allison Boyce Houston, Texas jordan.boyce67@gmail.com Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs Houston, Texas ecjriggs@gmail.com

2005 Grace Lee Hofer Houston, TX graceleehofer@gmail.com Stephanie Wilkinson Compton, husband Trae and daughter Caroline recently moved to Austin. She is starting year two at the Rice Annual Fund and really enjoys it! Mary Wakefield Newall (fs) welcomed her baby girl Isabel Jane Newall in January! Meg McGuire is graduating from Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology this summer with a M.A. in Clinical Psychology. She is on the road to licensure to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. She also enjoys creating content for her fashion and

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Disney-centric Instagram account @ magicallymegmcguire. Grace Lee Hofer and husband Evan welcomed their first child Frances Caroline in February. Grace works for Circa Lighting as their business development specialist in Houston. Abigail Smith Zamorano and husband Oscar welcomed their baby boy Otto James in December 2020. The Zamoranos are excited to move back to Houston Summer 2021.

2006 Casson Wen Missouri City, Texas cassonwen@gmail.com Molly Bell Johnson and her husband Drew welcomed their new baby girl Annie Johnson on November 10, 2020. Nader Daylami’s company Bruin E&P HoldCo, LLC, of which he was one of the founding members, announced its sale in January and closed this past March. Haley Berkman Karren recently started Karren Art Advisory, a full-service art advisory and appraisal firm specializing in modern and contemporary art and photography. The firm is based in Houston but can assist with projects worldwide. Haley Lyons Gilliam and her husband Matthew ’04 welcomed their third daughter Bonnie Louise Gilliam on April 10, 2021. Her proud big sisters Greer and Margot are thrilled and have been great helpers! Hannah Rosenthal will be graduating in May 2021 with her MD from Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin and her MBA from McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She will be heading to Phoenix, AZ to start her Emergency Medicine Residency at Valleywise Health Medical Center. Joel Sandler and wife Camille had baby #3 this spring! Amanda Fox Shifrin (fs) is excited to share that they welcomed their baby Grayson Stephen Shifrin at 4:20am on December 30, 2020. Jessica Simien Pennie and her husband Iyah just welcomed a baby boy on February 12, 2021 named Iyah Pierre Pennie. His middle name Pierre (Peter) is in honor of his late uncle Peter Joseph “PJ” Simien III ’04. Casson Wen and his wife Nina recently welcomed a new baby boy Timothy on February 8, 2021. His big brother Oliver loves having a sibling and cannot wait until Timmy is older and can play with him! Update from the 2006 Reunion Planning Committee: We were

Big brother Oliver and little Timothy, sons of Casson Wen ’06 and wife Nina

bummed to have to cancel our 15year Reunion, but are hopeful we can gather again safely soon. If anyone has any ideas for a good future party spot (A cool venue!? Your home?!) please let the planning committee know! Stayed tuned for plans, stay safe and have a great summer! Blair, Brittany, Casson, The Curries, Holly, Maddy, Marshall & Steitz

2007 Lauren Lestin Atlanta, Georgia lflestin@gmail.com After an unexpected 2020, the Class of 2007 has a lot to look forward to in 2021, with growing families, new businesses, marriages and more. Wishing everyone a healthy, happy and successful year! John Beckworth recently got engaged to Alison Purinai. John is also graduating with an MBA from UNC KenanFlagler Business School in May 2021. The two are planning on moving back to Austin from North Carolina this summer. Brooke Grisebaum Powell, her husband Preston, and big brother Peyton welcomed baby boy number two Collier Thomas Powell on January 18, 2021. Catherine Murphy married Jay Goossen this summer. She currently lives in the Montrose area and has been working for Ontellus for the last two years as Vice President of Operations. Catherine is involved with Unicef and the Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation. Sam Pouns still lives in Houston and keeps up with many of his Kinkaid classmates. After ten years in the commercial real estate industry, Sam recently made a career change to the tech industry in February of 2021 when he accepted a position as a Managing Director at the real estate tech company SquareFoot. Fellow Kinkaid alum Stewart Wombwell ’12 joined Sam’s team when he launched the office.

Elizabeth Robinson Kendrick and her husband welcomed daughter Margaret in September! Elizabeth also started a children’s clothing line, Ann + Reeves Kids. Julie Mackay Petry is busier than ever with her three little boys Boyd, Barrett and Bowen! Her husband Jeff signed a four-year extension with the Montreal Canadiens, so the crew will continue splitting their time between Michigan in the summers and Canada during hockey season for the foreseeable future. It has been quite the challenge for Julie’s family to deal with all the border closures and circumstances this past year has created, but they are managing just fine even with the extra craziness. If all that isn’t enough, Julie and one of her hockey girlfriends Angela Price started their own clothing line called Line Change, which is redefining the female sports fan while giving back to the community. Gone are the days of tacky fan wear for women! Julie and Angela are working hard to get their brand into every NHL team and hope to expand into other sports markets soon. No shortage of excitement for Victoria Pappas Bludorn and her husband Aaron who welcomed their first baby boy Gregory Bludorn in November, as well as opened Bludorn Restaurant together in August. They are grateful to have been surrounded by family in Houston during the pandemic. Gracey Winters Howey, her husband Chris and big brother Hudson welcomed baby Henry “Hank” Miller Howey on November 6, 2020! Lexi Sakowitz Marek and her husband Mike have been making the most out of 2020/2021! Lexi has been busy navigating the wild Houston real estate market for her buyers and sellers. With inventory at an all-time low and everyone staying home for almost a full year, it seems now more than ever homebuyers and sellers are realizing new wants and needs for their homes. With so many re-evaluating their real estate needs, Lexi has been assiduous with over 18M in total sales volume for 2020! Now, into her sixth year in residential real estate and third year with Compass Brokerage, she is passionately assisting more Houstonians to find their place in the world. Another exciting “coming soon” for Lexi and her husband, they will be welcoming their first born baby girl in August! They couldn’t be more excited for their new addition. Lexi and Mike Marek will also be the Auction Chairs for The Children’s Museum Gala on October 16th, 2021. They look so forward to raising some much-needed funds for our great Houston community. If you are interested in donating, buying tickets, or contributing an auction item, please reach out to Lexi.

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Mallory Moore Fernandez and her husband had a baby boy Charles “Charley” Henry Fernandez on March 25, 2021. Last year, Caroline Wallace started her own freelance science communications business, Essentially Science, LLC, after deciding to focus on communicating science instead of generating data in the lab! Caroline’s passion is helping others feel their best through natural wellness lifestyles, and she has a blog talking about the science behind natural products. She currently lives in North Texas, and working remotely has given her the opportunity to regularly foster dogs. Carlton Wilde still resides in the Heights with his wife Jordan (St. John’s School Class of 2006) and sons Boomer (4) and Raleigh (2). Carlton continues to practice law at Bracewell LLP in the commercial litigation practice group and is an avid MegaMillions and PowerBall player. Erin Atmar Beckwith welcomed another baby boy into her family in the middle of the big winter storm! His name is Bowe Michael Beckwith, and he is baby number four for them. He is also welcomed by big sister Miller ’33 and big brothers Bennett ’35 and Briar. Austin Fatjo and wife Ally had a new baby girl Kennedy Lou Fatjo on November 28, 2020 at 4lbs 14oz! I am still living in Atlanta, GA and married Bram Philipson in October 2019. I launched a boutique public relations firm, Grey Fox PR, almost three years ago and am representing restaurants, chefs, products and real estate properties across the southeast and Texas. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from everyone again soon!

2008 Kirby Allison Los Angeles, California kallison22@gmail.com Mason Bashaw Clelland Houston, Texas mason.clelland@gmail.com Jason Adams - After a bumpy start to the pandemic, Jason was able to find some footing with new work and projects. 2020 saw the release of six different albums he contributed to either as a sound engineer or as a performer, with more slated for release in 2021. He played cello in several live stream shows and contributed music to an art installation for the Marfa Open Arts Festival, in addition to a special six-hour remote performance with a butoh dancer broadcast for their closing ceremony. He is still living in Los Angeles

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Frances Virginia Brown, daughter of Christin Snodgrass Brown ’08, was born on January 5, 2020

George Sartor Freedman born on January 31, 2021 to parents Auna Freedman ’08 and husband Sam

and looking forward to when we’re all vaccinated so he can reschedule a cancelled tour in support of his solo album from 2019! Lauren Howell Anderson graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Masters in Social Work on August 20, 2020. Her son Owen Asher Anderson was born August 31, 2020. She also just started an outpatient therapist position at Start My Wellness in Troy, Michigan. Mason Bashaw Clelland was promoted to a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and is still working in Private Wealth Management in Houston. She has enjoyed being able to be at home with her husband dogs and cat during all of the chaos! Tracy Konig Bateman and her husband moved back to Houston last year and are due in June with their first baby. Jeffrey Berman has been busy this past year serving first as Chief Medical Resident at Baylor College of Medicine during the pandemic and then starting his fellowship in cardiology. Planning for Covid-19 as Chief Resident and then taking care of Covid-19 patients on the front lines in the ICU was definitely a challenge, but he is so appreciative of the opportunity to serve these patients and all those working on the front lines. Ally Bono is in Houston finishing her last two semesters of classes before she applies and goes through the matching process for Dietetic Internships to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Christin Snodgrass Brown had her second daughter Frances Virginia Brown on January 5, 2020, and is happy to still be in Dallas with her growing family. Lee Wilde Buckwalter lives in Austin with her husband Robert and dog Rita. She works for Lambert McGuire Design. She is loving the hill country and being close to the lake! Serena Mammen Weber is completing her 3rd year of psychiatry residency. She will be chief resident next year. After, she plans to move back to Texas and do adult general

psychiatry outpatient. Kevin Clegg and Katherine Verity Clegg took advantage of a slow year to enjoy time with their wonderful son Cameron (2) and explore every inch of the Heights. They welcomed his baby brother Harris Michael into the world in May! Both have continued to enjoy their careers, Katherine at Texas Children’s Hospital and Kevin at Tregan Energy. Betty Gerecht Crain has been busy working as a real estate agent in Houston with Douglas Elliman Texas. She is playing polo at the Houston Polo Club and is very happy to be back in the saddle. She volunteers with the Junior League, andspends lots of time walking their two big dogs, a yellow lab and a big rescue mutt. She has also been gardening and enjoying growing fruits and vegetables. Betty and her husband have gotten away to Big Sky, Montana a few times, Lake Cherokee, Cabo, Fairhope, and a few friend’s places across Texas. They have been very grateful for their pool during this crazy time! Emma Christopherson Elsenbrook and Seth are expecting their first child together! Their little boy is due June 29. They also moved into a new house during quarantine in the Briargrove area. Ryan Gill got married this past

residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in July 2021. Kelly Putterman Tausend had a crazy 2020! She graduated with her masters in nursing and is still working at the children’s hospital in Fort Worth. She and her husband also welcomed their baby Harrison in September! Audrey Pyle Voss became a mom to baby girl Madison Kellye Voss on July 29, 2020. Robert and Audrey are really enjoying being parents and watching her grow! She continues to work at The Menninger Clinic in a leadership role and is also finishing a nursing doctoral program. Lloyd Rude ’06 has a new golden retriever named Flotus!

February in Park City to Whitney Cole, the love of his life. They are happily living in Dallas with their two golden retrievers. Jared Gooding is still in Chicago and excited for the word to come back to normal in 2021 to keep DJing and return to theater design. In this time, his travel bucket list has grown significantly. Emily Burke Maas and her husband Andy welcomed their baby girl Julia Charlton Maas on January 23, 2021! Owen Mason currently lives in Zurich and works for Nomura Greentech, an investment bank focused on sustainable technology. Abigail Owen-Pontez is getting married to Andrew Arcidiacono this August in Newport, RI! Lloyd Rude is finishing his first year of getting his MBA at the Bauer School of Business for corporate Finance/ Real Estate. He is part owner in Texas Brine Company LLC, serving on the Board of Directors. Lloyd is active in residential real estate. He also owns part of the bar and restaurant Eighteen36 in Houston. He has a sixmonth-old golden retriever named Flotus. Mark Sabbagh got married in February 2021. He is also finally graduating from Hopkins MD/PhD program in May 2021 and then starting his Pathology

Family photo from the wedding of Jordan Robinson Rocheleau and husband Chris. Bride and groom pictured with Duncan Robinson ’12, Megan Zwahlen ’12, Haley Robinson Thanheiser ’05, and Will Thanheiser ’05

2009 Alanna McAuley London, England armcauley75@gmail.com

Will Gray ’09 and wife Anna welcomed baby girl Gracie Marion on March 11

2010 Evan Henke New York, New York henke.evan@gmail.com Addie Eggleston Adler and husband Danny had their first baby girl on October 25, 2020. Her name is Jolie Mae Adler. Virginia Albert started a new job at CIEN+, a multicultural/diversity advertising agency with offices in NYC, Texas, Bogota, Colombia, Miami, and more. Her primary client is Merck, with active projects to solve health equity within diverse populations and ethnographies through vaccination for children in the US and developing countries, eradicating death during childbirth, and more, all of which disproportionally impact minority and low-income communities. Due to the rise of minority advocacy recently, and her own involvement while at Kinkaid as a diversity committee grade representative and KAHD, Virginia felt compelled and passionate to pursue work with a mission

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Rashi Agrawal ’09 celebrated her marriage to Kunal Jagad on April 10, 2021

to protect and speak to the world’s most vulnerable citizens through purpose-driven assignments. She’s also working part-time for Colorful Connections, a DE&I consultancy that seeks to train and place diverse candidates in creative industries, with active clients including Leo Burnett, Kohl’s, USAA, Zeno Group, Ulta, more. As we know, there is an appetite for this type of work but a lot of companies don’t know how to do it or where to find people. Virginia is also on the Young Life board of her former neighborhood in Brooklyn, Crown Heights, to help lead some peeps towards the big man upstairs. Virginia is living in Brooklyn, NY and is contemplating a move back to Austin, TX to be close to family, friends from UT, with the flexibility to work remotely. Graham Gaylor reports that he has returned to Houston! He and his wife Gina Leaming were married on January 9, 2021 with their families present and are looking forward to a post-Covid wedding later this year. Additionally, Graham was recognized and earned a spot on the Forbes “30 Under 30” list due to his work as CoFounder of VRChat, a social network that allows users to build virtual worlds to hang out in. Oliver Levy reports that he was married

Addie Eggleston Adler ’10 and husband Danny had their first baby girl on October 25, 2020. Her name is Jolie Mae Adler

in the fall. His wife’s name is Regina Rodriguez and she’s from Chicago. Morgan Beeler Moores reports that she and her husband are expecting a baby boy in September of 2021. Chelsea Fred Reed was married on October 24, 2020 to Forrest Reed. They originally planned a destination wedding in Mexico but decided to cancel and move it here to Houston with their immediate families and wedding party. It was intimate, incredibly special, and couldn’t have been more perfect. Additionally, Chelsea now works at Belle Events as a wedding planner. She joined the team in January 2020. She plans and executes weddings not only in Houston but all over the country. Some exciting destinations she has weddings this year are in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Rosemary Beach, Florida. She has planned/is currently planning three Kinkaid graduates’ weddings, Georgi Andrews Gregory ’14, Sarah Harris ’14, and Izzy Detmering ’14. Devon Harris Rothlisberger will graduate with her second Master’s degree from Arizona State University in Summer 2021. After completing a year-long principal internship, she is graduating with a degree in Educational Leadership in order to become a future school administrator.

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Chelsea Fred Reed ’10 with her bridesmaids including alumni Caroline Hafner ’10, Lauren Hogan Colton ’10, Hannah Fred Bradley ’12, Morgan Beeler Moores ’10, Laura Clegg Thompson ’10, and Laine Lieberman ’10

2012 Kirby Gilbert Houston, Texas kirbycgilbert@gmail.com

2013 Chinna O'Suji ’11 spoke at the Upper School Young Alumni Leaders meeting in April. Brother Stephen O'Suji ’14 came to support.

2011 Avery Geisler St. Louis, Missouri aag459@gmail.com Harry Hantel Los Angeles, California hhantel@gmail.com Your loyal correspondent, Harry Hantel, is completing his MFA in Fiction this summer. Jaime Westendarp recently developed a campaign with the UN to change the culture that perpetuates violence against women & girls. Go Jaime!

Marissa Smith Austin, Texas marissa.smith@me.com

2014 Haley Ebel Houston, Texas hbeobrien@gmail.com Lilly Morgan has had a great start to 2021! She recently got engaged to Seth Gilford and landed a promotion with Walker & Dunlop to be a capital markets senior analyst. Go, Lilly! Griffith Greer was living and working in NYC before Covid-19, moved back to Houston and worked from home for 2020, and moved to Dallas in mid-April! Griffith is doing freelance photography, digital marketing, and social media management for small businesses.

Wedding party of Kate Beeler McCauley '12 and husband Adam including alumni Keller Towns '12, Walker Spier '12, Maddy Gould '12, Jane Elizabeth Towns '14, Morgan Beeler Moores '10, John Beeler '14, Catherine Frank '12, Kirby Gilbert Shaw '12, Alex Ghadially '12, Jenna McGaw Fondren '13, Ryan Fondren '12, Richard Beeler '08, Joe Jamail '12, and Cameron Wolf '11

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Tackling Global Health Challenges Ruchit Nagar ’11 Impacting Public Health at a Macro and Micro Level

EO and Co-Founder of Khushi Baby and 2021 Graduate of Harvard Medical School, says the “prolific education” and “phenomenal teachers” at Kinkaid greatly impacted his success.

Of the many teachers Ruchit included in his list, he attributes his curiosity in biology to Science Chair Sonia Clayton, his approach to problem solving to Math Teacher Michael Vischak, and his attention to detail to Spanish Teacher Estaban Longoria. He also credits his heavy involvement in Debate at Kinkaid with giving him a lot of real-world skills, like researching and public speaking. During Interim Term his senior year, he interned for Dr. Gerald Lawrie, a cardiovascular surgeon at Houston Methodist. Ruchit describes that experience as “very formative.” He says, “It solidified that medicine was a good area for me.” Ruchit attended Yale University, where he majored in Biology as a Global Health Fellow, and went on to earn his Master’s in Public Health. (He is grateful that fellow classmate and dear friend Ace Isidro ’11 also attended Yale.) Khushi Baby was born out of a design course Ruchit took his junior year, where he was tasked with creating a product or service to improve immunization rates in lower income countries. Using the same technology as driver’s licenses, Apple ID’s, and EZ Tags, he created an app to track immunization rates for infants. The

portable health record app gained so much traction that he turned it into his Master’s of Public Health Thesis, and during his time at Harvard Medical School, he took a “research year” to go to India. He spent his research year advocating for public health in India’s largest state, Rajasthan. Eventually, he led Khushi Baby to become the Nodal Technical Support Partner for the Government’s Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare. He also served as an advisor to the Health Secretary on their Covid-19 response and now on the Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan. What started out as a volunteer research project as an undergrad at Yale turned into a global health technology non-profit. Khushi Baby is now made up of a 40-member full-time team, based in Udaipur, India, raising over $1.75M in funding. To date, 60,000 community health care workers have done door-to-door screenings on over 14 million people in Rajasthan. Ruchit graduated from Harvard Medical School in May and will return to Yale

this year to begin his combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency. His ultimate goal is to become a global health physician who can practice in the States at a one-on-one patient level and also continue to do his global health work. “If the pandemic has taught us anything,” he says, “there is great need for global collaboration.” Given all that Ruchit has accomplished, it is no surprise that he was named a Forbes 30 under 30 leader in Health Care and a Yale School of Public Health Distinguished Young Alumnus. Ruchit shares the following advice with Kinkaid students interested in pursuing medicine: “Get as much exposure as possible. Sign up for experiences that get you out of your comfort zone. Explore your passions deeply. Take a non-linear path to learning.” And finally, he says, “Get to know your own community. Global health starts at home in your own backyard.” If you would like to support Khushi Baby, please visit www.khushibaby.org.

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Frances Chae got married in November 2020 to Neilson Powless. Shortly after they were married, they moved to Girona, Spain where Neilson trains as a professional cyclist for EF EducationNippo. Frances has been exploring Spain and venturing with her photography, keeping up with her dancing, and meeting the international community of athletes residing in Girona. This summer, Frances will be dancing in the National Choreographer’s Initiative in Irvine, California while her husband is racing in the Tour de France. Nina Bontha started at Condé Nast last year on the digital marketing team. She works on driving magazine subscriptions for WIRED. Since they are remote for the rest of the year, she decided to move to LA and enjoy the incredible weather. Way to go, Class of 2014!

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2016 Kate Hinnant Houston, Texas kathrynhinnant97@gmail.com Will Atnipp has begun legal studies at The University of Texas School of Law, Class of 2023. This summer, he will be a Judicial Intern in the Waco chambers of District Court Judge Alan D. Albright for the Western District of Texas. Kaveh Badrei graduated cum laude from Princeton University in June 2020 with a major in the School of Public and International Affairs and minors in French Language & Culture and the History & Practice of Diplomacy. Since graduation, Kaveh served as a Policy Fellow in the Office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and is currently working for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within its Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. Joe Cozby graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in December with degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Plan II. In February, Joe moved to Midland, Texas to start a job with EOG Resources. He says, “If you’re ever in Midland, please give me a call.” Nihil Patel is currently in his second semester of his Master’s in Computer Science program at University of Houston. He graduated from Trinity University with a BS in Computer Science. In the Summer of 2019 as part of a research internship, he spent two months in Germany. This summer, he will be a part of another internship with the same group, but will be remote due to the pandemic.

Monica Titus moved into the Multinational Corporations Group at JP Morgan back in January of this year. She is still based in Houston but is working with foreign companies that have operations in the US.

2017 Ellee Dukes Austin, Texas elleedukes@mac.com

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attempts to try and discover the different perspectives of the photographers through image data. Currently, she is working with that same lab to design a language-learning app to assist remote teaching. She is also working with Design for America to address well-being and mental health within the undergraduate student community. This summer, she will be working with The Aerospace Corporation to design greener technology solutions within the field of aerospace engineering.

Jake Reinbolt Dallas, Texas jakereinbolt@gmail.com

2018 Katherine Berman Lexington, VA katherine@katherineberman.com TX Harris Salt Lake City, UT txharris92@gmail.com Isabel Stallings Orange, CA isabel.stallings@gmail.com

Amy Manford Murchison ’91, Hardy Murchison ’90, and Virginia Murchison ’21

2019 Elizabeth Baird Oxford, MS elizabethbaird2000@gmail.com Kendall Kalmans spent the past school year away from college at home with her family, started a challah business, babysat the most adorable kiddos, and got a pandemic pup who is now 5 months old. In these strange times, it’s been important for her to keep busy and find meaning even if it meant taking the academic year away from virtual classes at Emory. Antonio Castro Dallas, TX antonio.castro0@yahoo.com Ellie Lucke Austin, TX ellielucke15@gmail.com Seb Seager New Haven, CT seb.seager@gmail.com

2020 Sally Buck Nashville, TN sallyhbuck@gmail.com Throughout the fall semester, Lydia Patterson worked with the Digital Humanities lab to enhance a photography archive with image analyses in

2020-2021 Upper School Young Alumni Leader Vice President Lillie Morenz ’21 and Co-Presidents Hunt Tower ’21 and Skyler Swanson ’21

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Eryn Schultz ’04 and husband Sam Rose

John Adkins ’12 and wife Ashley

Annie Stephens ’12 & Jack Riedman October 17, 2020 Chelsea Fred ’10 & Forrest Reed October 24, 2020 Lia Burrell & Parker Thompson ’09 October 31, 2020 Corinne Sullins & Rob Davis ’08 November 7, 2020 Eryn Schultz ’04 & Sam Rose November 22, 2020 Clay Harrell ’12 and wife Julianna

Georgi Andrews Gregory ’14 and husband Jeremy

Madison Mulligan & Ford Childress ’12 December 12, 2020 Jordan Robinson ’09 & Chris Rocheleau December 12, 2020 Allison Reid & David Chambers ’09 December 19, 2020 Georgi Andrews ’14 & Jeremy Gregory January 9, 2021 Julianna Martel & Clay Harrell ’12 January 23, 2021 Ashley Brown & John Adkins ’12 February 6, 2021

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Jordan Robinson Rocheleau ’09 and husband Chris

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Liz Stoler Bell ’06 and husband Chris

Annie Stephens Riedman ’12 and husband Jack

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Rashi Agrawal ’09 and husband Kunal Jagad

Kate Beeler ’12 & Adam McCauley February 13, 2021 Whitney Cole & Ryan Gill ’08 February 13, 2021 Kirby Gilbert ’12 & Casey Shaw March 13, 2021 Hope Erwin & David Duncan ’13 March 20, 2021 Rashi Agrawal ’09 & Kunal Jagad April 10, 2021 Liz Stoler ’06 & Chris Bell April 10, 2021

Chelsea Fred Reed ’10 and husband Forrest

Kirby Gilbert Shaw ’12 and husband Casey

Ford Childress ’12 and wife Madison

Ryan Gill ’08 and wife Whitney

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Birth Announcements Fiona Anne Doherty September 25, 2020 Christina Scharar Doherty ’04 and husband James

Henry “Hank” Miller Howey November 6, 2020 Gracey Winters Howey ’07 and husband Chris

Elizabeth Valentine “Eve” Eicher October 19, 2020 Lauren Robinson Eicher ’06 and husband Jake

Annie Johnson November 10, 2020 Molly Bell Johnson ’06 and husband Drew

Jane Carroll Sterling Jornayvaz October 22, 2020 Isla McConn Jornayvaz ’02 and husband Joseph

Gregory Christopher Bludorn November 23, 2020 Victoria Pappas Bludorn ’07 and husband Aaron

Jolie Mae Adler October 25, 2020 Addie Eggleston Adler ’10 and husband Danny

Kennedy Lou Fatjo November 28, 2020 Austin Fatjo ’07 and wife Ally

Sidney John Andras October 26, 2020 James Andras ’07 and wife Kristen

Wright Manning Francis, November 30, 2020 Kenner Smith Francis ’10 and husband Richard

Emilia Wren “Emmie” Nesmith October 26, 2020 Maggie Watson Nesmith ’07 and husband Chris

Otto James Zamorano December 2020 Abigail Smith Zamorano ’05 and husband Oscar

Marshall William McClure October 28, 2020 Caitlin Bailey McClure ’07 and husband Mark

Austin Hayes Cersosimo December 1, 2020 Lee Simon Cersosimo ’08 and husband Nick

Carlotta Dorothy Reid November 2020 Chelsea Cunningham McDermott ’02 and husband Christian

Elliott James Dudley December 4, 2020 Blair Barrett Dudley ’05 and husband Thomas

Charlie Eggleston November 2020 Sam Eggleston ’12 and Rachel Cannon

Harper Anne Docherty December 27, 2020 Eydie Falik Docherty ’07 and husband Eric

Emily Jack Kushner November 2, 2020 Brittany Sakowitz Kushner ’04 and husband Kevin

Grayson Stephen Shifrin December 30, 2020 Amanda Fox Shifrin ’06 (fs) and husband Matthew

Mary “Mae” Bacon Madigan November 2, 2020 Katy Bacon Madigan ’03 and husband Jesse Madigan

Isabel Jane Newall January 2021 Mary Wakefield Newall ’05 (fs) and husband Carlos

Theodore “Teddy” Harting Mouton November 4, 2020 Sarah DeWalch Mouton ’09 and husband Charlie

Tomie Knox Cummins January 4, 2021 Sloan Childress Cummins ’11 and husband William Cummins ’10

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Reese Petruzzella January 7, 2021 Kathryn Floyd Petruzzella ’96 and husband Tony James McConn Fazio and Lucille Katherine Fazio January 11, 2021 Kate McConn Fazio ’08 and husband Anthony

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Iyah Pierre Pennie February 12, 2021 Jessica Simien Pennie ’06 and husband Iyah Bowe Michael Beckwith February 19, 2021 Erin Atmar Beckwith ’07 and husband John

Wilhelmina “Minnie” Gaitz Miller January 11, 2021 Jenny van Keppel Miller ’07 and husband Beck

Frances Caroline Hofer February 26, 2021 Grace Lee Hofer ’05 and husband Evan

Whitney Palmer Akerman January 14, 2021 Erica Roggen Akerman ’05 and husband Michael

Gracie Marion Gray March 11, 2021 Will Gray ’09 and wife Anna

Collier Thomas Powell January 18, 2021 Brooke Grisebaum Powell ’07 and husband Preston

Charles Henry Fernandez March 25, 2021 Mallory Moore Fernandez ’07 and husband Diego

Colette Claire Helms January 21, 2021 Chuck Helms ’04 and wife Allison

Bridget Kelly Morrow March 25, 2021 Amanda Mansell Morrow ’03 and husband Nick

Mary Harris Pappas January 23, 2021 Allie Tropoli Pappas '05 (fs) and husband H.D. Pappas '00

Robert Masterson Reckling March 29, 2021 Stephen Reckling ’06 and wife Adele

Julia Charlton Maas January 23, 2021 Emily Burke Maas ’08 and husband Andy

Bonnie Louise Gilliam April 10, 2020 Haley Lyons Gilliam ’05 and husband Matthew Gilliam ’04

Christopher James Pappas January 2021 James Pappas ’99 and wife Daphne

Brooks Thomas Galloway April 13, 2021 Amy Wynne Galloway ’09 and husband Thomas

George Sartor Freedman January 31, 2021 Auna Marie Denson Freedman ’08 and husband Sam

Payton Michael Schramm Jr. April 20, 2021 Amy Doggett Schramm ’10 and husband Payton

Timothy Wen February 8, 2021 Casson Wen ’06 and wife Nina

Adeline Grace Elizabeth Bush April 21, 2021 Pierce Bush ’04 and wife Sarahbeth

Charles Thomas Kelly February 9, 2021 Ryan Kelly ’07 and wife Rachel

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In Memoriam We remember beloved long-time teacher, coach, and mentor Tom Wey who passed away on July 12, 2021. His remarkable life and contributions to Kinkaid will be featured in our Winter Magazine.

Former Upper School Coach Dan Hart March 6, 2021

Barbara Caroline Ivy Jogerst ’49 March 6, 2021

Terry Mickley Hall ’66 November 6, 2020

Arash Paul Zafarnia ’02 March 9, 2021

Gloria Ann West Bradley ’56 (fs) November 11, 2020

Josh Scott Tillinghast ’59 April 10, 2021

Former Trustee Edward Randall III November 15, 2020

Former Cafeteria Manager Georgia Mae Leonard

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Earle Martin ’73 December 31, 2020

Mark Bing ’69 January 9, 2021

Harris Milton Howe ’65 (fs)

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Georgia was a loving wife to Eddie for 27 years, a dear sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a dedicated member of her church where she served as an usher, worked in the nursery, and volunteered in the food ministry. In her neighborhood, Georgia was fondly known as the “candy lady” as well as for selling watermelon and peas from her garden. She loved to laugh and talk to everyone who she encountered. Her favorite past-time was watching old cowboy movies. A Louisiana native, she loved to prepare and eat gumbo.

Margaret Dailey Stallings ’58

At Kinkaid, Georgia and Eddie are remembered for “welcoming everyone to the cafeteria with big smiles, love, and wonderful food” and “their infinite capacity for love and their unique abilities to enable a person to feel that love.”

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Nicole Papadakes Rubio ’91

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Former Upper School Science Teacher Dennis Shepler

eloved former staff member Georgia Mae Leonard passed away on December 20, 2020. Alongside her late husband Eddie Leonard, Georgia worked as a cafeteria manager at Kinkaid for 42 years.

The Leonards were adored and respected by students, faculty and staff, parents, and alumni. In honor of their service to the School and their embodiment of Kinkaid’s core values, the “Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award’’ was established in their honor and is awarded annually to a staff member.

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A member of the Kinkaid community said it best: “The days of Georgia and Eddie may be long gone, but the memories of these two Kinkaid treasures continue to bring a smile to my face and a reminder of Kinkaid values personified.”

Sterling Reckling ’13

Georgia and Eddie, now reunited in heaven, will always be an important part of Kinkaid’s story.

February 22, 2021

Georgia Leonard Embodied Kinkaid Values

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Stewart Jones ’91, Harrison Jones ’21, Doug Swanson ’90, Skyler Swanson ’21, Sarah Swanson ’21, Courtney Marinis Swanson ’91, Lillie Morenz ’21, Christine Robertson Morenz ’92, Barbara Moses Robertson ’65, Leslie Ladin Strauss ’94, Ronnie Ladin ’67, Lexie Strauss ’21

Hudson Gage, Mary Stanton Smith (fs), Molly Smith ’21, Waverly White Gage ’82, Kyle Smith ’21 Melissa O’Toole Smith ’82, Wyatt Hogan ’90, Alice Hogan ’21, Elizabeth Litton Hogan ’91, Chris Boone ’87, Laird Boone ’21, Lauren Locher ’21, Scott Locher ’84

Second Row Brandon Lobb ’89, Carolyn Lobb ’21, Lindi Ruthven ’21, Greer Pagan ’88, Charlie Pagan ’21, Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89, Eleni Fuller ’76, Gabriella Fuller ’21, Harrison Consoli ’21, Heather Hankamer Consoli ’90, Lavannya Raman Pandit ’92, Suraj Pandit ’21

Third Row Zelie Hughes ’21, Wandy Brewer Hughes ’90, Jimmy Adkins ’21, Wendy Cochran Fatjo ’84, Marshall Adkins ’80, Travis Fatjo ’21, Tommy Lamme ’86, Will Mitchell ’21, Charlie Lamme ’21, Caroline Boone Mitchell ’85, Samantha Schnee ’88, Virginia Mary Thompson Brown ’84, Duncan Hafner Schnee ’21, Walker Brown ’21, Lee Stallings ’21, Katherine Ginzburg Treistman ’89, Pat Stallings ’81, Anthony Treistman ’21, Carin Brody Davidson (fs), Josh Davidson ’21

Back Row John Griggs ’90, Lila Griggs ’21, Keller Horlock ’21, Roy Horlock (fs), Corby Robertson ’89, Bradyn Robertson ’21, Susan Snell Heldebrand ’92, Katie Heldebrand ’21, Amy Manford Murchison ’91, Virginia Murchison ’21, Hardy Murchison ’90 Not Pictured: Sarah Davison Campbell (fs), Steve Cochran (fs), Earl Hankamer (fs), Elouise Adams Jones ’61, Lucy Lee Lamme ’58, Jo Ann Beal Lattimer ’60, Irene Lee Pagan ’57, Dub Reckling ’21, Isla Winston Reckling (fs), Dick Snell (fs)

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